ANYTHING GOOD?

Can anything good come from that place?

Anyone decent or full of grace?

I’ve heard about people who hail from there

They’re good for nothing, don’t have a prayer

Why would you spend time with him?

Why would you go out on that limb?

Don’t you know he’ll never amount

To anything you’ll want to brag about?

Run right now while you have the chance

Get away from there, without a backward glance

No I say

I’ve already prayed

Come and see

him who makes us free

I’ve truly found, the one I need

Once you meet, you will agree.

This spoken WORD was inspired by the following scripture from the Holy Bible:

John 1:43-51 (NRSV)

Can anything good come out of Nazareth?

The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, "Follow me." Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth." Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see." When Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, he said of him, "Here is truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit!" Nathanael asked him, "Where did you get to know me?" Jesus answered, "I saw you under the fig tree before Philip called you." Nathanael replied, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" Jesus answered, "Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these." And he said to him, "Very truly, I tell you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man."

THE INVITATION

If you have questions about how to become a friend and follower of Jesus, please see the devotion entitled, “Come to Jesus” @

http://aintathatgoodnews.blogspot.com/2009/03/come-to-jesus.html

Why Are You Searching?

All Wise One

Often I have searched for you

When you were not lost

It was me

I was lost

I was confused

I was afraid

I ran around in circles

Telling myself I needed to "find" you

If only you had not run off

If only you had not abandoned me

If only you had not determined

to stay behind

when I was ready to go ahead

I got down the road a bit

and I realized...

Where is Jesus in all of this?

Where is his voice?

His laughter?

His counsel?

Where did he go?

And so I started searching

Looking

Asking

Seeking

Knocking

And then I found you.

Right where you had always been

inside the door of my heart.

Why were you looking for me?

I am

that I am

and as I have always been

and will always be

in God's House
Heart
and Will

right with you

never leaving you

never forsaking you

God with you

You are never

ALONE.


This spoken Word was inspired by the following scripture from the Holy Bible:

Luke 2:39-52 (NRSV)

Jesus increases in wisdom

When they had finished everything required by the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him.

Now every year his parents went to Jerusalem for the festival of the Passover. And when he was twelve years old, they went up as usual for the festival. When the festival was ended and they started to return, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it. Assuming that he was in the group of travelers, they went a day's journey. Then they started to look for him among their relatives and friends. When they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem to search for him. After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers. When his parents saw him they were astonished; and his mother said to him, "Child, why have you treated us like this? Look, your father and I have been searching for you in great anxiety." He said to them, "Why were you searching for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?" But they did not understand what he said to them. Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them. His mother treasured all these things in her heart.

And Jesus increased in wisdom and in years, and in divine and human favor.



THE INVITATION

If you have questions about how to become a friend and follower of Jesus, please see the devotion entitled, “Come to Jesus” @

http://aintathatgoodnews.blogspot.com/2009/03/come-to-jesus.html