What God Did For Me!

“And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power: That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God” (1 Corinthians 2:1-5).

Last week I introduced a new blog titled “What God Did for Me!” (http://whatgoddidforme.blogspot.com). I created this new blog to give people a place to share their testimony about how good God has been to them. It is my hope that by reading their testimonies others will be inspired.

After The Well

“The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?” (John 4:28-29).

God has used women to accomplish His purpose throughout the history of man. It was a woman who gave birth to our Savior. It was a woman who proclaimed a young Jesus the Messiah. It was women who cried at the feet of Jesus as he hung on the cross. And, it was women who first saw the resurrected Christ.

The story of the woman at the well stands as a dynamic testimony of how God uses women to accomplish His purpose.

The Cost of Discipleship

“And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.”

In my last posting we learned about “counting the cost” of being a disciple of Jesus Christ. We learned from the book of Acts about the man named Stephen. We found that he had the courage to stand up for his belief in Jesus … even at the cost of his own life.

This week we will learn more about counting the cost … specifically about what Jesus said about the cost of discipleship.

Counting The Cost

“And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.” (Acts 7:59-60)
　
We live in a nation where we count the cost of everything. We turn on the news and hear about the rising cost of gasoline. We go to the grocery store and experience the rising cost of food. When planning a vacation we have to decide where we can afford to go. Our time is even converted to dollars and cents.

Counting the cost --- we know what that statement means in relation to our secular world, but what does it mean in relation to our Christian walk?

Welcome to Marking The Path!

You are reading the first posting of Marking The Path!

The title of this blog was inspired by Matthew 7:14, "Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it."

My goal for this new ministry is to "mark" the way on the narrow path, so that others may find their way.

I pray that God blesses this endeavor, and that I am able to accomplish this goal.