NCarolinian

Here is the Scripture Passage that I would like you to consider...Matthew 14:22-36 Jesus Walks on the Water 14:22-33pp -- Mk 6:45-51; Jn 6:16-21 14:34-36pp -- Mk 6:53-56 "22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, 24 but the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it. 25 During the fourth watch of the night Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. "It's a ghost," they said, and cried out in fear. 27 But Jesus immediately said to them: "Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid." 28 "...

Whether you are a believer in Jesus Christ or not, there is a being who has a never-ending agenda that comprises, among other agenda items, three main goals - to steal from you, to kill you if possible, but ultimately to destroy you, spiritually as well as physically (John 10:10).  However, right away, I want it known he is not equatable with God (Romans 8:37, 1 John 4:4).  This was a created being, NOT the Creator.   Many Christian believers know this enemy from personal experience.  Many know him by one of the many names he goes by - tempter (Matthew 4:3), deceiver (2 John 1:7) and accuser of the brothers/sisters (Revelation 12:10).  The name "Satan" is referenced in the Old Testament when he incited David to take a census (1 Chronicles 21:1), tested, tempted, and accused Job in his faith journey (Book of Job), and was an accuser of Joshua in Zechariah 3:1.   In Genesis 3:1, he is introduced as "the serpent".  However, our enemy, as we will...

The above is a funny scene from the Walt Disney movie "Jungle Book" - one of my all-time favorites!  Although the scene has humor, it starts me off on the topic at hand quite nicely - as you can tell from the Blog Title. Wishy-washiness (Pritchard Dictionary), indecision, "I don't know/care" attitude, "middle of the road" or "straddling the fence" mentality - all of these ways Bugs The Snot Out of Me (graphic pic I know)!  But, you know what?  I believe God wired me to have a similar part of His nature at full force, full-time within me - the detesting of lukewarmness! The Red Letters in Revelation 3:16 say, "So, because you are lukewarm - neither hot nor cold - I am about to spit you out of my mouth."   The word "spit" in the NIV or "spue" in the KJV is emeo in the original Greek.  It means to vomit, to spit out, to regurgitate.(Thank you Mr. Renner)  Now my image of bugging the snot out of me ...