Thinking Aloud

  Mark 8:2-3 I have pity for these people because they have been with me now three days, and have no food; If I send them away to their houses with no food, they will be overcome by weariness on the way, and some of them have come from far. Do you ever feel that God is so busy with important concerns that He can’t possibly be aware of your needs? Just as Jesus was concerned about the food needs of the people who had followed Him and listened to Him for three days, He is concerned about our daily needs. At another time Jesus said our heavenly Father is aware of our needs (Matthew 6:32). Is there is any doubt in your heart that God wouldn’t be interested in your needs? The blue whale is believed to be the largest animal known to have ever existed on earth. Its diet consists almost exclusively of the shrimplike crustaceans or krill . There are about 25000 blue whales in the ocean. A single whale can eat 3500 kgs of krill in a day. This mammoth quantity of...

                    About midway of His active ministry Jesus, accompanied by Peter, James and John withdrew to a high mountain apart for prayer. While praying Jesus was “transfigured,” “his face shone like the sun,” “and his garments became glistering, exceeding white, so as no washerman on earth can whiten them.”   For once Jesus revealed His true glory to human eyes, His human garb pealed off. At the beginning, the disciples were only dimly conscious of the wonder in progress before their eyes. From the brightness came the sound of voices. Jesus was talking with Moses and Elijah. The subject of the discourse--as the disciples probably would learn later—was the forthcoming crucifixion, the culmination of His ministry.                   As the disciples came to themselves, the celestial visitors had departed and Peter impulsively sug...

      Now God had caused the official to show favor and compassion to Daniel - - Daniel 1:9             We know nothing of the early life of Daniel, except what is recorded in the book bearing his name. Daniel is a good example from the Bible of what the favor of God can accomplish. Daniel was one of the young men of Judah 's royal family and other noble families who had been brought to Babylon as captives by Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon . The Book of Daniel tells us that Daniel was "highly esteemed" by God ( Daniel 10:19 ). Despite the fact that he lived in the midst of an evil pagan empire, and despite the fact that he maintained his spiritual integrity in that context, Daniel was given favor with the authorities of the realm and moved up the ranks as a result.             The favor of God can be described as the esteem and approval of God t...