Following the broad sweep of history and answering the questions: What is true? What is important? What, now, shall we do?
Plan A
Then Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about Him spread throughout the entire vicinity. He was teaching in their synagogues, being acclaimed by everyone. He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the...
To Will One Thing*
On this Sabbath, let us pray: Father in Heaven, what are we without You?What is all that we know, vast accumulation though it be,but a chipped fragment if we do not know You?What is all our striving,even if it could encompass a world,but a half-finished work if we do...
What Is The Question, 2022?
Twelve Tribes.Twelve Spies (Note 1).Twelve Apostles.Twelve Baskets (Note 2).Twelve Fruits (Note 3).Twelve Questions. These are the twelve questions that will guide our lives in 2022: Did anyone see Jesus in me today?Is this something in which God is interested?What is...
Risking All
Therefore the Lord God said: "Look, I have laid a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will be unshakable." Isaiah 28:16 HCSB To risk all with Jesus is to end all risk.* Leave the broken, irreversible past in...
All Or Nothing
What king, going out to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? And if not, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends a delegation and...
Bondservant
The word of the day is bondservant. In its Biblical usage it means someone absolutely devoted to Jesus. As in "I am the bondservant of my Lord Jesus Christ." Spend the day reflecting on what that means. There will be a test later.
Listen Up
Jesus doesn't condemn us. He doesn’t use our situations against us. He simply brings truth to life and asks us to align with it. @lysaterkerust
On Tolerance and Intolerance
Is it intolerant to believe Jesus is God? If something is true, a person's belief in that thing is not intolerant. Why is the truth that Jesus is God so important to defend, even at the risk of being thought intolerant? Consider: Jesus's deity makes it possible for us...
Immanuel, God With Us
They entered the house and saw the child with his mother, Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure chests and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Matthew 2:11 NLT Gold, frankincense, and myrrh are gifts of great value....
Thus Saith The Lord
Joy To The World Arise, shine; for your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. Isaiah 60:1 NKJV Let your celebration glorify Jesus, the Christ, whose birthday we proclaim today. Merry Christmas!
Advent 2021: Christ
Advent 2021 The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son. John 1:14 The time of waiting and anticipation is over. Christ has arrived. During Advent, we...
Evangelism
As Christians it is not up to us that the Gospel be believed. That is the job of the Holy Spirit. It is our responsibility to present it in a manner (by what we say AND what we do) that is accurate. And to pray.
Holy Miracle Batman; Emmanuel
There are miracles. And there are miracles (Note 1). And then there is the Greatest Miracle Of All Time (GOAT / GMOAT), to wit: The central miracle asserted by Christians is the Incarnation. They say that God became Man. If the thing happened, it was the central event...
More Than Cookies
An Advent reminder: Christmas is not just a nice holiday for cookies and get-togethers. It is a divine visitation necessary to deliver us from our spirtual captivity. To save us from ourselves, God sent Christ into enemy occupied territory on the greatest rescue...
On The Birth, Life, And Death Of Jesus The Christ
"For whatever reason God chose to make man as he is - limited and suffering and subject to sorrows and death, He had the honesty and courage to take His own medicine. Whatever game He is playing with His creation, He has kept His own rules and played fair. He can...
Advent 2021: Peace
Peace One of names given in Old Testament prophecy to the coming Messiah is Prince of Peace. On this, the fourth Sunday of Advent, we examine this important aspect of God's nature. For unto us a child is born; unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon...
The World Is A Mess
And people are looking for answers. For something that makes sense of the senseless. That gives hope to the hopeless. As Christians we have the answer. It’s Jesus Christ, the cross, and the empty tomb. And we have one more thing. The final words of Christ before his...
Imagine
The proclaiming of the Gospel and the founding of the Church hinged entirely on twelve men whose most outstanding characteristic was their ordinariness (Acts 4:13). Only twelve. And one fell away and was replaced. But think of what Christ did with a dozen ordinary...
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