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There’s a First Time for Everything

Before I share something very personal with you. I’d like to highlight some notable “firsts” that we find in the Bible…

There are so many “firsts” in the Bible which made this difficult to narrow down, but here are three popular ones:

The first time a donkey talks:

Numbers 22:28 Then the Lord gave the donkey the ability to speak. “What have I done to you that deserves your beating me three times?” it asked Balaam.

(Keep reading and you’ll read about the first time someone talks back to their donkey!)

The first time a man walks on water:

Mark 6: 48 He saw that they were in serious trouble, rowing hard and struggling against the wind and waves. About three o’clock in the morning Jesus came toward them, walking on the water.

The first time Peter preaches:

Acts 2: 14 Then Peter stepped forward with the eleven other apostles and shouted to the crowd, “Listen carefully, all of you, fellow Jews and residents of Jerusalem!

Really, Larry, Peter preaches? Along with talking donkey and Jesus walking on the water?

Absolutely. You see, Peter wasn’t a preacher, remember, he was a fisherman.

Matthew 4: 18 One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers—Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew—throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living.

As if this isn’t enough, he is the one best known for denying even knowing Jesus.

Matthew 26: 74 Peter swore, “A curse on me if I’m lying—I don’t know the man!” And immediately the rooster crowed.

A fisherman, known for lacking courage and is notably ordinary (Acts 4:13).

He was a fisherman, however, that dropped his net and followed Jesus.

This is another great example of God being true to His Word and transforming the ordinary into doing things that are not ordinary, at least for them.

As it was for Peter, it is for me today!

Not preaching, but writing.

You see, I was never a writer. The only time I wrote was for class projects when I had to. My writing started in 2009 and it was like it came out of nowhere. God started giving me ideas and I wrote them down and felt led to share those ideas with others. This started a 3 year run of weekly messages that will be revised and some rewritten so that they are fresh. They are all filled with lessons God has taught me from His Word.

God has done something special in my life and I am convinced that He wants to do something special in everyone’s life, should they repent and seek Him diligently.

Are you seeking God? Are you doing the work He wants you to do? Because He will give you more to do if you continue to serve Him.

Luke 16: 10 “If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities.”



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Would you steal a donkey for Jesus?

Have you ever been asked by God to do something out of your comfort zone? Have you ever thought that the Lord might want you to do something but didn’t have the courage? Maybe you don’t think that God still talks to people. Maybe you never think about it.

I believe that God still talks to us, He just uses different ways. I think He can use people, the Word, circumstances and an occasional whisper from the Holy Spirit. Consider this verse:

The Holy Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and walk along beside the carriage.” Acts 8: 29

How do you think Philip heard the Holy Spirit? I don’t think it was audibly, but a gentle “nudge” that led him to strike up the conversation with the Ethiopian eunuch.

Read these verses from Mark 11:

1 … Jesus sent two of them on ahead. “Go into that village over there,” he told them. “As soon as you enter it, you will see a young donkey tied there that no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 3 If anyone asks, ‘What are you doing?’ just say, ‘The Lord needs it and will return it soon.’”

4 The two disciples left and found the colt standing in the street, tied outside the front door. 5 As they were untying it, some bystanders demanded, “What are you doing, untying that colt?” 6 They said what Jesus had told them to say, and they were permitted to take it. 7 Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their garments over it, and he sat on it.

This is about as strange as Jesus telling Peter to take the first fish he catches, take the money from its mouth to pay the temple tax. (Matt. 17:27)

I wonder how the two disciples felt as they were walking up to the tied donkey with bystanders hanging out nearby. Do you think they were just a bit nervous or out of their comfort zone? Maybe after three years of seeing strange things and learning that every day was a new adventure with their fearless Leader they had no qualms about it. I don’t know.

What’s great about this is that I’ve learned that Jesus gave clear instructions and told them what to say in case they were confronted. When they did what they were told and said what they were told to say, they were successful.

Knowing that God never changes…

“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” – Hebrews 13: 8

we can be certain that when He gives us something to do, He will most certainly tell us what to say when we are confronted and we will be successful as well, just as this passage reads.

I hope this message blesses your day. 🙂



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