IMPACTING LIVES

Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor of him.  "What is it you want?" he asked. She said, "Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom."  "You don't know what you are asking," Jesus said to them. "Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?" "We can," they answered. Jesus said to them, "You will indeed drink from my cup, but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared by my Father." When the ten heard about this, they were indignant with the two brothers.  Jesus called them together and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them.  Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must b

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.  Therefore we will not fear, though the earth gives way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. A refuge is a place where people are saved from something threatening or harmful or unpleasant. It is a place where joy, happiness and progress could be found. Trouble on the other hand could be a moment when one is in a tight place, in a corner and unable to come out of it. In 2Kings 19, the Assyrian officials besieged Jerusalem and there seemed to be no way out for the Israelites. The king went to the temple to pray to God and request for help. King Hezekiah knew there was no way his people could withstand the Assyrians but God came to their rescue, He became a refuge to them. The earth may change, the mountains may be hurled violently into the sea, there may come earthquakes and tidal waves, but all things are in the control of our sovereig