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Binding and Loosing Jesus

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Scripture says that as believers in Christ, He lives in us, and we in Him. This should be a radical, life-transforming infusion of divine power into our lives, but all too often, it seems like nothing changes.

I think that sometimes, this is because we have handcuffed Jesus. We are holding Him back from all that He wants to do in and through us. There are things I know Jesus wants to do in my own life, but I am too comfortable  where I am at now, or too scared to move.

Sometimes I imagine myself as being the physically challenged younger brother of Jesus, holding Him back from having the real fun. Or maybe it’s like the movie Alien where Jesus wants to break out of me, and I’m trying to do everything I can to stop Him. [Read more…]

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Writing of Jeremy MyersWelcome to Till He Comes, the writing website for Jeremy Myers.

Most of the writing gets done on the Blog, so come on over there and join the conversation.

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Here are some of the other writing projects for Jeremy Myers:

  • A Commentary on the entire Bible. This is a huge project, and will take decades.  The commentary is in a forum, so you can interact with Jeremy, providing your own insights to Scripture, or asking questions about something that is unclear.
  • Community Blog at GraceGround.com. If you want to blog in a community of other like-minded people, apply to become an author at GraceGround.com. Even if you already have a blog, this is a good place to rehash some of your writing, and interact with others around the country.
  • Ebook publishing. Jeremy tries to put out four free ebooks per year for email newsletter subscribers.  If you want copies of past books, you can get them on Amazon.com Jeremy is currently working on a much longer book, called Close Your Church for Good. 

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The Challenge of Jesus – Book Winner

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The Challenge of Jesus by NT WrightLast week I reviewed The Challenge of Jesus by NT Wright, and announced that those who commented on the post would be entered in a drawing for a free copy of the book.

I am pleased to announce that “Justin B” is the winner of the drawing. My thanks goes out to everyone who commented. I wish I had extra copies of the book to send to all of you!

Justin, I will send you an email later for your mailing address. If you see this before I send the email, please send your mailing address to me through the contact form on my About page. Hope you enjoy the book!

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6 Ways to Pray Like a Leper (Luke 5:12-15)

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pray like a leper Luke 5:12-15Ever struggle with what to pray for and how to pray? Learn a few lessons from the leper in Luke 5:12-15.

This man is full of leprosy, which means he has an advanced case. When he sees Jesus approaching, Luke 5:12 says he implored Jesus, saying, “Lord, if you are willing, You can make me clean.” Here are six things we learn from this simple request:

1. Recognize our condition. You come as a beggar, a leper, a nobody. You are not making an exchange with God. You have nothing to offer. Anything God grants is strictly by His grace and out of His love.

2. Implore. The leper “implored” Jesus. The word is very strong. It is more than a request. It is more than a prayer. It is all out pleading, a tearful and earnest begging. When used all by itself, it can be translated, “Please!” This is not a half-hearted prayer. This leper knows his need, and is not afraid to ask. He asks with all his energy and emotions. This is what it means to implore.

3. Ask Jesus. The leper doesn’t turn to another leper. He doesn’t turn to one of the apostles. He doesn’t even turn to the priest. He knows that none of them can help. He turns to Jesus. When we pray, we must turn to God alone. Jesus instructs us to pray to the Father (Matt 6:9), but this does not mean that we cannot pray to Jesus.

4. Ask humbly. The leper says, “If you are willing.” Though he is imploring, begging, pleading for Jesus to answer, he does not make demands. Again, this is due in part to his stance as a leper. He is not in a position to make demands. Today, when some pray, it seems like they are making demands of God. Some Christians even have the audacity to command God. They think this is praying with faith. I’m not sure God sees it that way.

5. Ask simply. There is no long, wordy explanation of why the leper is where he is at now, no attempt to “soften” Jesus up by telling Him how great and wonderful and awesome He is, no repetition of the name of Jesus. Just a simple, straight-forward, honest request.

6. Obey. After praying, the leper obeyed the instructions of Jesus. Prayer is not an end in itself. You cannot pray and think you have done your part, so now God must do His. No, you must often seek to be an answer to your own prayer. This does not mean we answer own prayers, but neither do we pray, then sit back, twiddle our thumbs, and wait for God to act.

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