My hero E. Stanley Jones was encouraged by the thought that any time a spiritual enemy appeared in order to attack him, if he leaned in and looked at the enemy’s neck, he could see there the footprint of Jesus, from the day when He overcame that enemy. Having been buried with Him in baptism, you were also raised with […]
The next time you see someone (especially a believer) doing something that makes you angry or annoyed, consider that it is possible you are writing the script for how things will go in response to your next mistake as you respond to their mistake, because the measure you deal out to them is likely to be what comes to you, […]
Does the world no longer need to be turned upside down (Acts 17:1-7)? If it does, what are we missing about the strategy or the structure or the power that caused the first believers in Jesus to be accused of having done that? What could we change about our individual lives or our corporate intentions that would improve our abilities […]
We humans think that we only need two things to be noble: the knowledge of how to master the mysteries of life and make them obey us; the knowledge of how to master our identities and make them produce purpose in life. The one thing we need above both of those pursuits is knowing the One Who wrote the mysteries […]
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You pay a tenth of mint, dill, and cumin, yet you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy, and faith. These things should have been done without neglecting the others. Blind guides! You strain out a gnat, yet gulp down a camel!” (Matthew 23:23-24 Holman Christian Standard Bible ©®) Jesus […]
John knew the law given to Moses. He knew what righteousness from the law should look like. When he saw the Kingdom begin to manifest under the authority and work of the King, it concerned him that it was not stacking neatly into his columns of right and wrong. He knew Jesus was the Lamb of God, Who had come […]
Come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, the sheep under His care. Today, if you hear His voice: “Do not harden your hearts as at Meribah, as on that day at Massah in the wilderness where your fathers tested […]
I don’t become more full of faith by studying hard and often, or by praying more or by having other believers hold me accountable to it. Those disciplines may put me in a position or a condition in which it becomes easier, but I only actually increase in faith by being in situations in which I need faith. I grow […]
I don’t become more full of faith by clenching my fists and holding my breath and bugging my eyes under the pressure. I become faith-full by deciding to allow the Spirit of the Living God to manifest in and through me as the Spirit of Faith. Same for joy, peace, you know… I may have to re-make the decision 30 […]
Or do you despise the riches of His kindness, restraint, and patience, not recognizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance? (Romans 2:4 Holman Christian Standard Bible ©®) Repentance is the changing of your mind. You thought a certain way or believed a certain thing, then something happened, and now you think a different way or believe […]