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Archive for One Anotherness
What is a Good Samaritan?
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I serve as a women’s ministry leader through speaking and teaching on the radio and at various women’s ministry events. This opens the door for me to meet women in many places with a variety of needs. I have
prayed that the LORD will give me compassion in action for years and I have known Him to answer this prayer as I look at a group of faces and I feel the expression of His love warm my heart.
Yet, as I study the Good Samaritan, I feel overwhelmed by the must of compassion in action. In a given week, I receive numerous contacts via email, facebook, and phone calls for me to meet a need. I cannot meet them all. I often feel guilty that I am not living compassion in action because I can’t stop for each one. I feared that I am becoming like the priest or Levite in the parable of the Good Samaritan that walked away. Does the parable of the Good Samaritan imply that compassion in action is a call to meet all needs expressed to us? Or is there more to this passage? Read More→
The Invitation
Posted by: | CommentsI fumbled through my fingers the dinner invitation I received from Jesus as I entered the banquet hall. I stood back not knowing where to sit. I had never sat at a Heavenly Host’s table before. I did not know what to do. My heart raced as if I had just received the best Christmas gift ever. Me… an invited guest in Jesus’ home!
He noticed my awkwardness and gracefully crossed the room to where I stood and said, “Tara, come sit right here by me.”
My cheeks flushed with a blush of surprise. My heart cried out, “Oh, Thank you Jesus.”
He was so close to me I felt His body heat. What would He do if I reached over and touched His hand? I noticed the hair curling above His knuckles and the creases of His flesh. His veins were blue just like mine. I lifted my hand and touched my veins imagining the blood flow in my body and His. Remembering that His blood is why I am here. Read More→
In Dark Moments
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(The following is an excerpt taken from the introduction of the recently released book by Tara Rye, One Anotherness.)
“But the men of Israel encouraged one another and again took up their positions where they stationed themselves the first day.” (Judges 20:22)
My beloved, dark moments will come. These moments will come personally and they will come culturally at the national level. As you face these dark moments and deal with the horrendous aftermath of shock, allow the abhorrence that rises within you to cause you to gather together to encourage one another on what really counts. Read More→
Commanded to Love
Posted by: | Comments(The following is an excerpt taken from the introduction of the recently released book by Tara Rye, One Anotherness.)
“A new command I give you: Love one another as I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.“ John 13:34-35
My little child, Jesus was fully aware of what I sent Him to do. I asked Him to leave heaven and He did so willingly. He left my physical presence to be with you because I love the world and all that is within it. This includes men of every tribe, nation, and color. He, too, loves the world. He loved the world until the last and with the highest level possible– His life. On the night of His last supper with His closest followers, He willingly washed their feet like a lowly servant. None of them was willing, but He was. I want you to do likewise with one another. He did not have to, but wanted to. Why? Because, He loves you. Always loving. Always serving. Always seeking to bid My will– to show the world My love that you may know Me and bring Me glory, as He brought Me glory. His love was so pure that when the disciples supped with Him they could not tell that He treated any one of them differently. Even the one that raised his heel against Jesus could not say that Jesus did not love him. Read More→
One Anotherness – An Introduction
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(The following is an excerpt taken from the introduction of the recently released book by Tara Rye, One Anotherness.)
While working on my doctorate Dr. Mathis encouraged the students to create and have fun with the “one another” verses he gave in a previous course. This freedom set my mind on fire. How can I use these verses to train up righteousness in another? How can I become the “one another” encourager? Instantly, Dr. Larry Crabb’s book titled 66 Love Letters and Sarah Young’s devotionals, Jesus Calling and Jesus Lives, came to mind. The authors use a different voice to teach the lessons. They utilize the voice of God. It is not with the intention to place words into the mouth of God, but to take the passages of scripture and allow the reader to hear the text as if it is God speaking directly to him or her. This voice creates a sense of intimacy that establishes “one anotherness” with God as it captures the heart of the reader. Read More→
