Author Archives: L. Lyden

Producing Results And they ridiculed Him. But when He had put them all outside, He took the father and the mother of the child, and those who were with Him, and entered where the child was lying. Mark 5:40 Have you ever gotten a direction from God and were excited in your spirit to takeContinue reading “June 6, 2022”

Press into God “When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment. For she said, “If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well.”  Mark 5:27-28 I can’t even imagine what this woman must have been going through.  She was sick!  Sick for twelve years. Continue reading “June 5, 2022”

Humility And behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue came, Jairus by name. And when he saw Him, he fell at His feet.  Mark 5:22 I have read this passage many times and heard many messages on the power of Jesus to raise Jairus’s daughter.  Only after reading it again today did I seeContinue reading “June 4, 2022”

Go to Him Then they came to Jesus and saw the one who had been demon-possessed and had the legion, sitting and clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid. Mark 5:15 Recently, as I was in prayer, the Lord showed me a picture of what it looks like when we go toContinue reading “June 3, 2022”

He calms the storm And they feared exceedingly, and said to one another, “Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!”  Mark 4:41 Jesus did several miracles that involved the natural elements during His earthly ministry.  He walked on water, turned water into wine, and He fed a multitude withContinue reading “June 2, 2022”

Recognize your harvest “But when the grain ripens, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.” Mark 4:29 This is a puzzle to me, because I am not a farmer, but how do you know when a harvest is ready?  I know that if it is fruit, you want to get itContinue reading “June 1, 2022”

Is a little enough? “Then He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be given.”   Mark 4:24 Is a little bit of God’s Word enough?  Is a little bit of God’s presence enough?  What aboutContinue reading “May 31, 2022”

Water with praise The sower sows the word. Mark 4:14 This passage is the explanation of the parable about the farmer planting seeds.  At the beginning of Mark 4, Jesus told a parable about a farmer that went out to plant his crop.  He said some of the seeds fell by the wayside.  Apparently while theContinue reading “May 30, 2022”

Soil analysis “But these are the ones sown on good ground, those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.” Mark 4:20 I love the stories Jesus told.  They were more than just stories though, they were parables.   Absolute truths in this world that line upContinue reading “May 28, 2022”

Do His will For whoever does the will of God is My brother and My sister and mother.” Mark 3:35 God wanted a family.  It was in His heart before He created the world and the universe.  He carefully planned it all out, and then He planned a path for each individual that belonged toContinue reading “May 27, 2022”