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Mine, Mine
Thought: Is there something you are clinging to, claiming it is rightfully yours? Will you give it to God
God Uses Failure
God uses failures! Miss this truth and you miss your Glory Days. God’s grace is greater than your failures.
What Do You Want Jesus to Say?
What do you want Jesus to say to you when you meet Him face to face?
He Desires to Save Us
Sometimes God really surprises us with the people he decides to save. Saul of Tarsus comes to mind.
Where would We be without Jesus?
Without Jesus’ words we would be witnesses with nothing to say; without Jesus’ authority we would be ambassadors with nothing to do; without Jesus’ love we would be servants with nothing to give.
Break Down the Wall
That verse looks great to me. I want God to make my paths straight. I want God to show me the way to turn, what to pursue, or what to walk away from. So…
Fill’er Up
Solutions outside of Christ can only provide temporary relief to the deeper longings within me. Ask God to fill you with the Spirit each day.
Embrace Your Weakness
Lord, thank you that your power is made perfect in my weakness. Thank you for the grace to persevere in my current reality. Help me to gladly accept all the grace that you want…
The Yielded Vessel
The yielded vessel is a sanctified vessel—cleansed and set apart from sin for God’s purposes. It is the yielded vessel that is a vessel of honor. 2 Timothy 2:21
Wisdom of God
When I consider the six billion people in the world - each having wisdom about life in their world - I realize how little wisdom each of us as individuals possess. Compared to God…
Our Heart and our Treasure
As we allow Jesus to minister His cleansing and healing, God transforms our thoughts, emotions, desires, and actions, aligning our treasure with our heart.
Stop Talking!
“Be silent before the LORD, all humanity, for He is springing into action from His holy dwelling.” Zechariah 2:13 (NLT)
On Whom Will You Rely in the Coming Year?
In the coming year, just who or what are you going to rely on for leading and advice? Who will you serve? Where will you place your trust? What do you consider to be…
Loving Through Conflict
Christmas events can sometimes give rise to relational conflict that mars the peace of the season. Conflict often reflects unmet needs. No one likes to be thought of as needy. It’s easier to think…
The Joy of the Lord is My Christmas
We sometimes say Christmas is a Holy Day, but personally I forget that too often amidst the tinsel, TV, toys and boys. I forget that genuine joy comes from celebrating Emmanuel
Mary, Mary
One of my friend's favorite Christmas songs is "Mary, Did You Know?" In it the birth mother of Jesus is asked if she knows the importance and uniqueness of her baby boy. What did…
God’s Gifts
We are told that there are things that accompany salvation (Hebrews 6:9). The things that accompany salvation are probably innumerable. Here are but a few.
Begin a New Tradition
Too often, Christ is absent in Christmas. So how about beginning a new Christ-centered tradition? Check out these great ideas:
The Earth Filled with His Glory
What a prospect – this earth, now under the power of the evil one, renewed and filled with the glory of God.
The Power of Forgiveness
Are you someone who has suffered emotionally, and perhaps physically at the hands of others? Have emotions such as anger, resentment, hate, hostility, bitterness and revenge entered your heart and mind?
Go Tell it on the Mountain
.... “Let the people shout from the mountaintops” … “Let them give glory to the Lord.” Isaiah 42 But how many of them, “how many of us” are willing to “tell it on the…
More than Just a Baby
Sometimes that manger scene seems so irrelevant. I pondered how the Baby Jesus impacts my life. He is…so much more than just a baby!
God is Holding Out on Me
God is holding out on me. I don’t think many of us would say it this way, but I think that this is the attitude of our heart sometimes.