Jesus you have won me! Because you are, I can be! I am hidden and safe in you! I am restored to innocence in you! Because you have always been and always will be ‘I Am’; I am also! My reality does not exist apart from You, Your Father and Holy Spirit
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Life’s Greatest Privilege
Mine has been a journey into the inexplicable, miraculous, mysterious and glorious Presence of Jesus! But it hasn’t always been as I had imagined it to be. No! It’s been puzzling, frustrating and difficult at times. It has al
One of our greatest challenges and responsibilities is the care of our own heart. Why? Our heart is the core of our identity and our being. More important, it is the dwelling place of Jesus. Therefore, our heart should be well tended and guarded.
“Gu
Picture this: The stage is set; the game is on! You are more than a mere spectator who is detached from the action and watching from the seeming safety of the grand-stands. You are standing on the field; in the readied position, opposite each other i
Nurtured by Courage
“What times I am afraid, I will trust in God.” That seems to be more often than not, in these days. Much of what fuels the cultures of our world systems is fear. Entire economic strategies succeed or fail, based largely on fear. Me
Listen—What Do You Hear?
“To be at ease is to be unsafe.” When one is not listening; one is at ease and is not awakening. Awakening to what? “Sanctify them in the truth, Thy Word is truth.” John 17:17 Whatever Jesus has to say about any and every thin
Wrong questions are the breeding ground of doubt, despair and unbelief. I know; I've asked the wrong questions for almost sixty-two years. But, in the midst of those questions mercy, grace, atonement and the answer burst its way into my darkened ques
“So he answered and said to me: "This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: 'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' says the Lord of hosts. 'Who are you, O Great Mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain! And he shall bring forth
"But I need something more! I’ve tried everything and nothing helps. I am at the end of my rope. Is there no one who can do anything for me?" Romans 7:17a and 24, (Msg) Can you identify with Paul’s gut wrenching cry? I can! Does the power of sin and |
"So I got up, went out and roved the city, hunting through streets and down
Alleys. I wanted my lover in the worst way! I looked high and low, and didn't
find him. And then the night watchmen found me as they patrolled the darkened
city. 'Have you seen
Wrong questions are the breeding ground of doubt, despair and unbelief. I know; I've asked the wrong questions for almost sixty years. But, in the midst of those questions mercy, grace, atonement and the answer burst its way into my darkened question
“The Word became a human being; we are his address; he resides in us! He captivates our gaze! The glory we see there is not a religious replica; he is the authentic begotten son. The glory (that Adam lost) returns in fullness! Only grace can communic
You can't be lost without first truly belonging! Our belonging trumps any lostness we have ever experienced! As bearers of the image and likeness of God, we are always invited into the depths of His searching and finding. I desire to fully know and b
Your heart matters to God. So much so that he wants to give you a new heart. One that is able to respond to his grace and wooing. The following scriptures proclaim his heart toward your heart!
17 Is anyone crying for help? God is listeni
The challenge; believing the gospel of grace (aggressive forgiveness) for yourself and others, daily!
"Your salvation is not a reward for good behavior! It was a grace thing from start to finish; you had no hand in it. Even the gift to believe simpl
The Grace to be...
"Take a good look, friends, at who you were when you got called into this life. I don't see many of the 'brightest and the best' among you, not many of the influential, not many from high-society families. Isn't it obvious that God
2012 is a year pregnant with Hope and anticipation! Yet, at the same time many of us are fighting horrific battles. Battles we often did not knowingly invite or were thrust into at the choice and hand of others. Nevertheless, they are our battles to
“He energizes those who get tired, gives fresh strength to dropouts. For even young people tire and drop out, young folk in their prime stumble and fall. BUT those who wait upon God get fresh strength. They spread their wings and soar like eagles, Th
Honestly, there are times I feel the other team; Satan and his minions, display such power that I just want to crawl into a corner and pull a ‘blanky’ over my head. Or at the very least: I cower, and acquiesce to my declared enemies. The ‘dark side,’
Nurtured by Expressing Love
How then should we love one another? It’s not that we don’t know we are called to love, it’s that most had very little “love modeling” to follow. We simply weren’t taught or nurtured by love. It wasn’t expressed to us or wo
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