RaceLine Podcast Mark Merical

Have you lost your touch....your spiritual touch? Maybe you are out of touch with Jesus. When salt loses its savor, it pretty much worthless. It's not too different for us when we lose our spiritual vitality. It doesn't take much to lose it. When we get wrapped up in ourselves and we start following our own course with feet, hands, and eyes that is when we lose the power of Holy Spirit and we become somewhat useless for Jesus. What are your thoughts...listen.

Jealousy, coveting and pride are things we allow into our lives not realizing how devastating thy are to ourselves. It causes us to think poorly of others who often times are doing great things. Instead of being jealous of them, maybe we should give them a cup of water so they can continue doing the good things that God is doing through them. Choose humility.

Have you ever pretended to understand because you were afraid to ask. The disciples found themselves in the same situation. God knows what we are thinking and He knows what we need to know. Don't be afraid to ask God questions that you have of Him or why things are happening to you or others. He loves the questions and He loves the conversation.

Jesus was asked...."IF you can help me....." If????? God can do anything. But there are responsibilities on our part for that to happen.

Have you ever had someone tell you something very exciting and then tell you not to tell anyone? It's frustrating! You want to tell everyone the good news! Why would Jesus not let his disciples tell anyone one of the greatest things to happen in history? It's crazy. But Jesus has good reason and it was good that the disciples kept it quiet.

This was a challenging passage but very powerful and glorious. Trying to describe the GLORY of God is pretty much impossible. Looking at the transfiguration in Mark 9 along with Exodus 33. Listening might bring some goose bumps and make you think about your relationship with God.