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4/22/21 Your Weakness, His Strength

So many of us guys have been taught that failure in any area of our lives is a horrible thing! Most of us were taught that not having all the answers means weakness, and weakness is a bad thing. If you really study the Bible, you will find that only in our weakness is God able to prove Himself strong to us.

On my tombstone, I would like the words, “Here lies a man who understood his desperate need of God.” I want everyone to know that I understood that without a moment by moment need of my Father in heaven I could do nothing.

The most important, most powerful man in history was Jesus. Far from being weak, He said that His every move was ordained by His Father. He did nothing of Himself. That’s a full understanding of where the power to walk in the kingdom of heaven on this earth came from. His submission brought heavenly power down to this earth.

I know this may sound wrong to some of you fathers, but sometimes it’s good to need to seek help in a situation in front of your kids. To do so shows them how to do the same, especially when you seek help from Jesus. Their learning how to go to Jesus is the best lesson you could ever teach. Would you be willing to be in need so you could be used by the Lord to teach them that lesson?

Let’s talk more!

Jim Corbett

4/21/21 Jesus Opened the Door

“I call you to a quiet place with Me. It is a place of refreshing for you and a desire fulfilled for Me. Jesus lived and died so that We could be together again after Adam’s sin. He opened the door. You have been born of the Spirit so that you are able to be in My presence. Set aside your lists and requests. Come to speak of the deep things of the Spirit. I will show you My heart and My ways. As you submit yourself to Me, I will show you truth. Come to Me often. It is your redeemed place for eternity. I love to be with you.”

Matt. 14:22-23 NIV

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 into the hills by himself to pray...

Mark 6:30-32 NIV

30) The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught.

31) Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.”

32) So they went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary place.

I’ve always wondered why so many of us attempt to do God’s will and spend so little time with Him to know what that really is. A pretty scary pattern has emerged in the church. We take a couple of favorite scriptures and base almost all of our actions on them, thinking that that small piece of His heart is actually the whole.

Is it any wonder that most of us are confused about so many things in life? How often we walk in blindness, when the light of God is available to us if only we took the time to find it by being with Him. It almost seems that we would rather grope in darkness than be with the One who really desires to be with us and show us the way.

I’m sorry for my independent attitude, Lord,

Jim Corbett

4/21/21 Your Obedience Helps Others

As a father and husband, if you are where you’re supposed to be with God, then those in your circle of influence have a much better chance of being where they’re supposed to be. It stands to reason that if you are setting an example of obedience to God and make it comfortable for your family to walk in obedience to God, they will be able to search His heart for their lives.

Conversely, if you are going about your days moving in your own thoughts and abilities, never really understanding the importance of finding His heart and His will, they will do the same simply because it’s a family pattern you’ve established. Is it any wonder that so many families are fractured and directionless as far as God is concerned? Is it any wonder that most families will not be prepared to face the challenges on the horizon and will seek direction from other sources than the Lord?

Your job, dads, is to provide an atmosphere of dependence on the Lord in every area of your life and each situation you face. In doing so, you will be allowing those around you to do the same. That dependence is the only place of faultless direction and powerful wisdom available to any of them to face every challenge, even when you’re not around. Cultivating the habit of seeking God for direction and following that direction in absolute obedience is the best gift you can give to those around you. It’s the only place of real safety for all of you.

Jesus loved doing only His Father’s will. If you and your wife love walking in obedience to Him, your children will have the freedom to follow His will, too. That’s a very good thing! Will you walk in obedience to help your family do likewise?

Let’s talk more!

Jim Corbett

4/20/21 Unfolding as He Speaks

“My heart awaits the completion of promised events in your world. Make no mistake; they are unfolding as we speak. Soon you will witness the confusion of those in My church who haven’t heeded My warnings and heard My call. They will miss so much because they have perused their own selfish motives and have not heeded the warnings I have given. Those who have not turned their lives to Jesus will need answers; but there will be none, except in Him.

"You, however - those of you who hear and respond - will not be surprised. Keep close to Me. Continue to listen carefully to My heart. Move as I tell you to move. To you I can whisper whatever is on My heart. You will hear everything I say because you practice being close to Me. You will miss nothing.”

Hebrews 12:1-3 NIV

1) Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.

2) Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

3) Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

Rev. 22:17 AMP

The [Holy] Spirit and the bride (the church, the true Christians) say, Come! And let him who is listening say, Come! And let everyone come who is thirsty [who is painfully conscious of his need of those things by which the soul is refreshed, supported and strengthened]; and whoever [earnestly] desires to do it, let him come, take, appropriate, and drink the water of Life without cost.”

The heart separations that are subtly happening in the ranks of those who say they are following Jesus and those who have really committed everything to His Lordship are important to notice. I am convinced that they indicate a season coming to fulfillment. Those who have learned to practice the heart of the Lord above all the din of religious activity are being defined and equipped for honest service to their only Master, Jesus Christ. A strong, vibrant, honorable bridal heart is rising from the fires of adversity and testing. She has purchased gold and proper clothing from the lap of her Father and God, and been formed to receive only what is served at the Master’s table.

Oh, God! Let me hear and obey,

Jim Corbett

4/20/21 Encounters with God

Men, as leaders of those under your stewardship, are you preparing yourself for an encounter with God? Does your heart long for such intimacy that only His personal invitation into His throne room - where He anoints you in preparation for the times and seasons ahead - will satisfy you? If not, why not?

You have been born spiritually because of the work of Jesus. You have been invited into an intimate relationship with your Father in heaven. You have been called and selected to walk with Him throughout your days in continual communion. He has become your Father in the truest sense of the word.

He is also your Almighty God. Meeting with Him on a regular basis will change you. Any encounter you are privileged to have will destroy all those things that hinder you from walking in His truths. It will change how you think, how you act, and you will know why you have been given breath. You will have answers for yourself and for those around you.

As a watchman looking past what we have been told to believe and observing what is really on the horizon, I am convinced that nothing but the keeping power of God will suffice in the near future. Nothing but clear directions and God-ordained paths will be safe places to travel. Those paths only come from having moment by moment encounters with a loving, direction-giving Father. He is waiting to meet with you long and often. Maybe it’s time to make such encounters the priority of your life - for your sake and for those around you.

Let’s talk more!

Jim Corbett

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