Tag: Salt of the Earth

Prayer Point from Mark 9

Echinacea

Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its saltiness, how will you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another. Mark 9:50

Echinacea. It’s also known as coneflower. It’s GOD’s Swiss-army knife of herbal healing.

Jesus said we are the salt of the Earth. He could easily say we are the echinacea of the EARTH. For in Him, we can offer ourselves as a healing balm to all GOD’s creature.

There is a prerequisite for our use: our prayer life. As we reflect on Mark chapter 9, may we be inspired to live lives of faith, humility, and service, ever mindful of the glory and power of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Here are some takeaways from this chapter:

Praise God for His Glory;

Thank God for revealing His glory through Jesus and for the hope we have in Him;

Ask for Increased Faith;

Pray for a deeper, unwavering faith that trusts in God’s power and promises;

Seek Humility and Service;

Request a heart that seeks to serve others and reflects Christ’s humility;

Protection from Sin

LORD Bless, Keep, Shine. . .

Note: Prayer points based on Berean Bible Commentary, Mark 9.

Random Acts of Kindness

The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar may be aw...
The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar may be awarded to those that show a pattern of going the extra mile to be nice, without being asked. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

For the past several years a television station in Atlanta, Georgia, has encouraged “Random Acts of Kindness” throughout the Atlanta metropolitan area. This month, Georgia’s governor has taken up the cause, and established a day promoting “Random Acts of Kindness” throughout the entire state of Georgia.

A local high school has a community service requirement and each student must perform at least ten hours annually. While this is a formal policy of community service, for some time any student applying for universities and colleges, to be considered, must include on the application some form of community service activity.

There is root to these crys for “Random Acts of Kindness” and the promotion of activities that are of service within our communities. It is within the Law of G-d.

And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.”

Luke 10:25-28

One word comes to my mind to sum up proper actions toward others, our “neighbors,” is considerate. Defined, it means: marked by or given to careful consideration, circumspect; and, thoughtful of the rights and feelings of others. To be considerate, we must put ourselves in the shoes of people around us. To do this, we must empathize with them. We must be sensitive to others’ needs.

But [There seems to always be a but. . . for thought stimulation] Is it possible to take this too far? Does being considerate entail being tolerant? If so, how far do we take it?

Let us consider. (Selah)

Lord Bless, Keep, Shine. . .