Following the broad sweep of history and answering the questions: What is true? What is important? What, now, shall we do?
Savoring The Word Of God
The experience of eating uses all the senses. See the beauty with which the dish is prepared. Smell it. Roll it around on your tongue. Get the taste of it. Is it too much to expect that we do the same with God's Word? #timewithGod
My Prayer For Today
Lord, today I want to be used by You to encourage someone. I ask You to lead me to those You want me to encourage. Show me what to say, how much to say, and when to say it. Teach me to recognize the needs in other people and not to focus only on my own needs. I pray...
A New Creation
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV #newbeginnings
When In Doubt /9
"Keep the Sabbath day holy. Don't pursue your own interests on that day, but enjoy the Sabbath and speak of it with delight as the Lord's holy day. Honor the Sabbath in everything you do on that day, and don't follow your own desires or talk idly. Then the Lord will...
Nincompoopery
I have a failing. I will often refer to someone as a nincompoop. Or a fool. This is both un-Christian and not my judgment to make. It is, in fact, a sin. If I were Catholic, I might say it is only a minor sin. But I am Evangelical and believe that God does not grade...
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
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