Come Follow Me- Daily Dose

Luke gives us a chance to step back and ask ourselves how and if our actions match our faith. 

My friends, I apologize! I had some technical trouble today and the sound quality is bad. I will have it fixed for tomorrow, but hopefully you can hear well enough to learn about how how Christ can lift us from the toxic situations we find ourselves in. 

What do the similarities in today's verses teach us about the gospel writers desires for us to know and understand?

We FINALLY get to jump into the book of Mark! So today we will talk a bit about who Mark (John Mark) was and the significance of his gospel, as well as the authority of John.

In those moments of loneliness, when you feel unseen, unknown or unappreciated, take heart in knowing that the Savior knows you, He sees you and He absolutely LOVES you!

Christ asked his disciples, "What seekest thou," essentially He was asking, "what do you want?" The beauty of the gospel of Jesus Christ is we know what we want, we know where we ultimately want to be, we know that we want to dwell where He is. And as we've seen multiple times so far this year, the answer to do that is to SEEK Him! 

Here John shows us an attribute of Christian discipleship. He shows us that disciples point people and lead people back to Christ. 

Both John the Beloved and John the Baptist make a point to teach us that there will be many who will not be able to see Christ for who He is. Even among believers. If we are not careful and intentional about our worship we may fall into the trap of not seeing or understanding or even believing all that Christ can do for us. 

If one of the titles for Christ is the light, what can we do to ensure that light is always with us?

How does understanding the Savior's role as the creator strengthen your relationship with Him?

An understanding of who Christ was before this Earth life, gives us faith to follow Him during this Earth life. 

Heavenly Father orchestrated a new star in the heavens to guide the wise men to the Savior. What stars has He given you to lead you to Christ?

Jacob exhorts us to "Be Wise." As we seek to be wise in God's way we must start first like the wisemen of old, and seek Christ. 

True to his testimony, Luke uses the testimony of Simeon to remind us that Christ is the Savior of ALL mankind and that He is waiting for us in our brokenness. 

Sometimes, in order to obtain the blessing that we most desire, we have to continue to put ourselves in the places where God can reach us.

Today we talk about sacred experiences and how we need to treat them as personal stewardships. Sometimes that stewardship will compel you to share your experiences, other times it will compel you to hold sacred things sacred. 

Are we running to every opportunity we have to better come to know Christ?

How can we do better at making room for all who are seeking to come unto Christ?

When Mary said "Behold the handmaid of the Lord," she was declaring that she would follow God, no matter what that meant for her. Can we have the faith of Mary to do the same? Even when it is hard?

Is there something in your life that feels or seems impossible? Take heart in knowing that God has a great track record of making the seemingly impossible things happen. 

Today we find hope that God knows the prayers of our hearts, even the prayers that we haven't dared hope for in years. He hears them, He remembers them, and He knows the right time to bless you with them. 

Today we talk about our core beliefs as Christians and we learn more about Luke and his purpose in writing. 

When things are made know to us through promptings from the Holy Spirit, do we act like Joseph and respond the very first time?

Today we talk about a unique testimony that Matthew offers about Christ. And a practical example about temperance that we can learn from Joseph. 

Today we talk about the significance of Matthew's job and his purpose of including genealogy.