Following the broad sweep of history and answering the questions: What is true? What is important? What, now, shall we do?
The Wisdom Of Solomon
Early in the reign of King Solomon, God appeared to him in a dream and told Solomon he would give him any gift he wanted: Solomon, son of David, became King of Israel. He loved the Lord and followed all the decrees of his father, David. The Lord appeared to Solomon in...
Repentance
New beginnings don't just happen when we turn our calendars to January. Nor are new beginnings limited to once in a lifetime. King David experienced many new beginnings in his life, from shepherd to annoyed one, to giant slayer, to fugitive, to king, to psalmist and...
Say What?
I know you think you understand what you thought I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant. Robert McCloskey (1914 - 2003)
Even Though
"Yet I still dare to hope when I remember this:The faithful love of the Lord never ends!His mercies never cease.Great is His faithfulness;His mercies begin afresh each morning." Jeremiah, 586 BC, Lamentations 3:21-23 NLT #newbeginnings
The Gift Of Time
Like everything we have (life, breath, material goods, salvation, abilities) time is a gift from God. As stewards of God's gifts, including time, our responsibility is to use them the way the Owner desires they be used. Consider today. The next 24 hours belong to God....
The Christian Mission, Continued
As Christians it is not up to us that the Gospel be believed. That is the job of The Holy Spirit. Our responsibility, through what we say AND do, is to present it in a manner that is accurate. This, simply put, is The Great Commission. #newbeginnings
Continue Here: The Great Commission
Yesterday we recommended where you could start your new year new beginning (Note 1). Here is where to continue that new beginning. "Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had appointed for them. When they saw Him, they worshiped...
Begin Here
A new year. New beginnings. Not sure where to start? Begin here. Do not grieve the Holy Spirit. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by Whom, through Christ, you were sealed from evil and the consequences of sin unto the day of final deliverance. Ephesians 4:30...
It Is The Start Of A New Year
If you were to live the next year of your life to the full, what would that look like? More to the point, what would God say it should look like? #newbeginnings
God’s Plan A
One of the most dramatic and miraculous examples of a new beginning in the arc of God’s history is the Flood. God saw that evil had consumed mankind and determined to wipe wickedness from the Earth. One righteous man, Noah, "found favor with God." And God chose him to...
Pilgrims Progress 2023
A new year is full of promise and opportunity. God has a lot to say about new beginnings. His Word is eternally true and provides the underpinning for living our lives. His promises are real. And what does He expect of us in return? A long obedience in the same...
In The Beginning
First this: God created the Heavens and Earth. All you see, and all you don't see. The earth was formless and empty. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Genesis 1:1-2 It's exciting to imagine what might unfold in our lives in the new year....
Happy New Year
But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.” 1 Corinthians 2:9 NKJV
Serendipity
There are no coincidences. Coincidences = God's Providence + obedience, where providence is God’s omniscient and benevolent direction of the affairs of mankind, and obedience is eyes to see and ears to hear.
Great Thoughts
"All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking.” — Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher (1844 - 1900)
Projection
People who lie think everyone is lying. People who steal think everyone else is stealing. This stuff says more about those leveling the charge, than those being charged.
Sin Overboard
In order to lighten the boat of our life, the Lord’s voice invites us to throw the cargo of our sins into the sea. Maybe it will be necessary to throw overboard the things that we thought would be the most valuable in our lives, but which have become too heavy and...
God and Narratives
There are those who create narratives (racial, religious, cultural, immigrant, refugee, gender, etc.) to rationalize their worldview. At What Now 2 Do we do not believe that God sees race, or religion, or culture, or country, or status, or gender. We are convinced He...
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