Following the broad sweep of history and answering the questions: What is true? What is important? What, now, shall we do?
Praise God
On this Sabbath morning, on a day gifted to us by God, it is fitting that we raise our voices in a doxology of praise to Him: Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him above, ye heav'nly host;Praise Father, Son, and Holy...
At Last Report, Chris Fabry* Is Alive
Today is Chris Fabry's 61st birthday (Happy Birthday Chris, many happy returns. And thank you for all you do for all of us out here on the fruited plain). On his 50th birthday (2011), Chris published a list of 50 things he had learned in 50 years. We are unsure what...
When All Has Been Said And Done
God has planted eternity in men’s hearts and minds, a divinely implanted sense of a purpose working through the ages which nothing under the sun but God alone can satisfy. Ecclesiastes 3:11 (AMPC, Paraphrased) When all has been said and done, the Christian Mission...
On Bondage and Nobility
Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy, meditate on these...
The Mystery of Grace
I do not understand the mystery of grace. Only that it meets us where we are and does not leave us where it found us. Anne Lamott
Obedience Is The Master Key
Obedience brings the breakthrough.
Obedience And Service
For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction. Psalm 1:6 NIV Sometimes I think about the accomplishments of others and, just for a moment, I wonder, what if . . .? But then, almost immediately, I am reminded that...
Shabbat Shalom
I rejoiced with those who said to me, “Come, let us go up to the house of the Lord.” Psalm 122:1
Obedience, Even When It Doesn’t Make Sense
There are times when we are desperate for deliverance from our pain. And even though we know exactly what to do, we resist. Or we may go part of the way, and balk at the details. We may even be indignant to the point of missing out on the blessing that will come from...
Obedience: God’s Purpose or Mine?
We might think that if we are obedient to God, this will lead to significant success. But that is not God's purpose. God's purpose is that we be fully surrendered and dependent on Him. And that we turn to him to help us navigate the storms of life. His purpose is...
God’s Relay Race
"Listen, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. Repeat them again and...
Obedience: Walking In His Ways
So this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “Take your burnt offerings and your other sacrifices and eat them yourselves! When I led your ancestors out of Egypt, it was not burnt offerings and sacrifices I wanted from them. This is what I told them: ‘Obey me, and I will...
Obedience And Humility
Look here, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit.” How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog - it’s here a little while, then...
The Habit Of Obedience
We cannot do what God does, and God will not do what we can do. God will not give us good habits or character, and He will not force us to walk correctly before Him. We have to do that ourselves. We cannot save nor sanctify ourselves - God does that. We must work out...
Obedience Germinates The Fruit Of The Spirit
Happy are those who reject the advice of evil people, who do not follow the example of sinners or join those who have no use for God. Instead, they find joy in obeying the Law of the Lord, and they study it day and night. They are like trees that grow beside a stream,...
Obedience, Godly Fathers’ Version
"Listen, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. Repeat them again and...
Obedience, Regardless
True obedience is the refusal to compromise in any regard our relationship with God, regardless of the consequences. A. W. Tozer
Walking In His Ways
“But this is what I commanded them, saying, 'Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be My people. And walk in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you.’” Jeremiah 7:23 NKJV The Bible defines obedience as walking in God’s ways....
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