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HKHaugan's Blog – March 2009 Archive (14)

Gems of Jesus

Gems of Jesus Matt.6:19-21

"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in Heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."

Earthly treasures, heavenly treasures and the heart lies in between. One you see, the other you don’t. One calls from without, the other from… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on March 30, 2009 at 8:13pm — No Comments

Lent 13 Peace, Real Peace

Lent 13 Matt.5:9

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.

Isaiah 32:17-18 “The fruit of righteousness will be peace; the effect of righteousness will be quietness and confidence forever. My people will live in peaceful dwelling places, in secure homes, in undisturbed places of rest.”

Of course the prime example of peace is Jesus. There is no moment in Jesus’ life when He was not at peace. Whether it was alone in the wilderness temptations, the… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on March 30, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Lent 12 From Heart to Hand

Lent 12 Matt.5:8

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

Who are the pure in heart? How does one know if his heart is pure? Is a pure heart attainable? These questions are obviously in the front of any mind that seeks to be one with God, settled within and trusted by others. David knew the answer when he wrote, “Who may ascend the hill of the Lord? Who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on March 28, 2009 at 8:00pm — 1 Comment

Lent 11 Matt.5:7 The Call to Mercy

Lent 11 Mt.5:7

Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

The Beatitudes measure our spiritual accountability. Step by step, they give us a progress report on the state of our heart as it is being restored to its originally intended image and likeness of God.

The first Beatitude about spiritual poverty is the foundation upon which each of the succeeding Beatitudes builds on the one before. It’s like showing your passport going from one country to… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on March 27, 2009 at 7:15pm — No Comments

Lent 10 Real Hunger and Thirst

Lent 10 Mt.5:6

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they will be filled.

“We’ve got to get it right. We don’t want to act before we have all our ducks in a row. We have to be well organized. We have to make sure we get it right.” The consuming concern at a recent organizational meeting was expressed in these statements. This group, by the way, has been meeting for three years. Unfortunately, they will never get ‘it’ right whatever right is in… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on March 25, 2009 at 1:08pm — No Comments

Lent 9 Matt.5:5 Glory in Meekness

Lent 9 Matt.5:5

Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

Before we get into meekness one more word needs to be said about mourning. Like guilt we mourn for ourselves and, separated from God, we mourn over our inability to control situations. So one of the clues to understanding the Beatitudes is to see them in sequence. One leads to the other and gets to the core mass of our hearts. The first one, ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit’ calls for us to recognize how much… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on March 20, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Lent 8 Mourning to Morning, Faith

Lent 8 Mourning to Morning, Faith

Mt.5:4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

There are three kinds of mourning, grief, remorse, and suffering due to circumstance. The first is the natural grief occurring when someone close to us dies, is suffering physically or goes through hardships or broken relationships. The second is the guilt that stabs the heart, like regret, sorrow for thought and behavior. The third is unjust suffering, the innocent bystander… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on March 15, 2009 at 8:37am — 1 Comment

Gems of Jesus and Lent 7

Gems of Jesus

Matt.5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven

There is no question that Jesus wants to completely reorient mankind’s mind and heart to process everything spiritually; who they are, why they are here and how they behave. His first teachings, the Beatitudes, are all spiritually rooted. Again remember, Jesus was conceived by the Spirit, is led by the Spirit and lives ‘…by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God (Mt.4:4).’… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on March 13, 2009 at 10:12am — No Comments

Gems of Jesus

Jesus said, "Remember Lot's wife."

This challenging statement from Jesus gets us to the always present moment when a decision has to be made. Lot and his family were told by God to leave Sodom and Gomorra and when they left not to look back. Mrs. Lot looked back while she was on the way and turned into a pillar of salt as a result. Why did she look back? Memories, nostalgia, the good old days, fear of something new, the road ahead in the unknown?

Daily life is always encapsulated in… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on March 9, 2009 at 3:49pm — 4 Comments

Lent 6 Flatlands and Mountains, the third Temptation

Lent 6 Flatlands to Mountains, the Third Temptation

As I write this I am sitting in the midst of a mountain range and the Scripture comes to mind, “I will lift mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help? My help cometh from the Lord who hath made Heaven and earth.”

The third temptation finds Jesus being taken up on an ”exceedingly high mountain.” The devil’s subtle technique is to make us think that we can be on top of the world if we can find the highest place,… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on March 7, 2009 at 3:30pm — 3 Comments

Gems of Jesus

Every so often Scriptures come to us that seem to fit where we are personally. Maybe the Holy Spirit is personally revealing something to us that we need for that day or moment. I call these 'Gems from Jesus.' Actually Lance seemed to think that would be a great addition to our site. To start this off one popped into my mind as I was reading (John 9:5)...I am the light of the world. Ponder that for a minute. Light shines in the darkness and reveals what's there. Apply that to spiritual… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on March 6, 2009 at 7:34pm — No Comments

Lent 5 Looking Down, Looking Up

Remember again the first temptation in the Garden of Eden? Doubt God's Word. It happens here in the second temptation as well, Matt.4:5-7. You can almost hear the devil thinking, 'So Jesus chose to live in the flesh alone and subject to the world's lures, hmmm, so He won't give into hunger? Human beings like to be in control. They want physical and material security. Well I'll get him another way. If I can't get Him to prove Himself with hunger, I'll get Him to get His whole body involved. I'll… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on March 5, 2009 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Lent 4 Temptation 1

Lent 4 Temptation 1

To really get a handle on the temptations of Jesus we have to consider the context. Jesus has submitted to His Father’s will to live in a human body. He is God the Son, a spiritual being having a human experience just like us. Unlike us Jesus never sinned. The Holy Spirit conceived him. We, however, were born in sin. As David observed, “Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me (Ps.51:5).”

This means to get our bearings… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on March 2, 2009 at 5:50pm — 3 Comments

Lent 3 Temptations

Lent 3 Temptation

Matt.4:1 “Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil.” Here begins the single most important process in the history of human experience. It is the process God gave man to discover who he is, why is here and where he is headed. Given by God, it is a spiritual process that takes place within. It is an invisible spiritual process that defines us by our visible behavior. Through it we know God, we know ourselves and we know each other. It… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on March 2, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments