My Tea Time With Jesus

 Special moments are special because they are NOT by accident. Tea Time With Jesus – Ephesians 2:10 “ For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things He planned for us long ago. ”   Two (3) words jumped out at me in this verse: ‘good things’ and ‘planned’ – then throw in there ‘long ago’ for good measure.             So that we can do good things – my head said, “like what?” The Spirit answered with “glorifying God, and salvation for others” – all of the other ‘good things’ are like icing on the cake, when the REAL thing for us to be doing, is to glorify God in all we do, and point to Him and His salvation any chance we get.             Of course my mind asked, “ planned for ‘me?’, long ago? Like what?” Just like that, the second that was a thought, I heard: to be a part of the glory. “What?!” I asked. Then ...

 Do we truly hear the knocking at the door? What do we do when we realize it is Him? Stay? Run? Tell others? Today, I used the STAR with the verses I read. S – Acts 12:12-18 – 12  When he realized this, he went to the home of Mary, the mother of John Mark, where many were gathered for prayer.   13  He knocked at the door in the gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to open it.   14  When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed that, instead of opening the door, she ran back inside and told everyone, “Peter is standing at the door!” 15  “You’re out of your mind!” they said. When she insisted, they decided, “It must be his angel.” 16  Meanwhile, Peter continued knocking. When they finally opened the door and saw him, they were amazed.   17  He motioned for them to quiet down and told them how the Lord had led him out of prison. “Tell James and the other brothers what happened,” he said. And then he went to another place. ...