June 6, 2018
His Astonishing Gift
Ephesians 4:30 "God's Holy Spirit, moving and breathing in you, is the most intimate part of your life, making you fit for Himself. Don't take such a gift for granted.”
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June 6, 2018
Recipe for Growth
The Christian life, like physical life, involves a process of growth. A person begins as a baby and goes through various stages of childhood, adolescence and young adulthood to reach Christian maturity. Very few, if any, Christians, I explained to him, become spiritually mature overnight.
Read more..June 4, 2018
Grace and Confidence
“The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie
Read more..May 26, 2018
Open Heart
Someone recently commented to me, and it is the same comment I have heard from
Read more..May 21, 2018
No Pecking Order with Jesus
Jesus flip-flopped the pecking order. 1 Corinthians 13:4 Love does not boast, it is not proud. Jesus has no room for pecking orders. In a world of upward mobility, choose downward servility. “Regard one another as more important than yourselves” (Philippians 2:3 NASB).
Read more..May 18, 2018
His Perfect Love
If God loved us with an imperfect love, we would have high cause to worry. Imperfect love keeps a list of sins and consults it often. God keeps no list of our wrongs. His love casts out fear because he casts out our sin. Tether your heart to this promise, and tighten the knot.
Read more..May 14, 2018
Closed Doors
There was a time not so long ago when I let the doors that slammed shut in my face slam my self-esteem with crushing blows. I had not learned yet that closed doors were simply part of God directing my paths.
Read more..May 10, 2018
Resources
By faith we need to gladly, freely, fully, and gratefully cast ourselves upon His resources without reservation—He is the all-sufficient One Who never changes, Who never faints or grows weary, Who never slumbers or sleeps, and Who is the keeper of His people from this time forth and forever more.
Read more..May 9, 2018
Two Sticks of Dynamite
I remember the day a couple called me over to pray with them in a specific situation. I made the appointment. I listened. And I prayed. Yet when I left I had the sense that my prayer had not gone past the ceiling. I felt frustrated.
Read more..May 5, 2018
Posture of Prayer
To be honest, I have wrestled a lot with this thing called prayer. *Why does God want us to pray when He knows what we need even better than we know ourselves? *What good does my prayer even do? Who am I to change God’s mind or challenge Him on His ideas?
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