JESUS is coming soon……..do you see HIM there? Born to Mary and Joseph, and born in a Manger with animals and then visitors with gifts. The night was bright and the Bethlehem star even brighter. The Magi came to see with their own eyes the anointed ONE. And they asked: MATTHEW 2: 2 “WHERE IS … More CHRIST THE ANOINTED ONE
Are you looking for JESUS today? See HIM there, laying in the Manger. HE has come for you and for me! And the good news? HE never stops coming for us. HE is a faithful GOD, HE is a pursuing GOD of the universe. HIS love and beautiful grace is steadfast and true. This Christmas … More THINGS CHANGE WHEN YOU LOOK FOR JESUS
Are you full of wonder this season? If you are going through something hard right now, I get it! Life can take all our wonder away. TO WONDER IS TO BE ASTONISHED OR AMAZED. Maybe we don’t see the wonder around us because we go through life noticing all that is wrong with the world. … More WONDERFUL THINGS DO HAPPEN!
Let’s get inside our heads for a moment: NEVER THINK THAT GOD IS THROUGH WITH YOU! Oh we give plenty of excuses like, I’ve gone too far, sinned too much. Or how about the I’ve tried all of that before. JOEL 2: 12-13 “YET EVEN NOW, DECLARES THE LORD, RETURN TO ME WITH ALL YOUR … More NEVER THINK THIS!
GOD DOES NOT WASTE A THING. I LOVE TO KNOW THIS AND TELL MYSELF THIS OFTEN. YOUR STORY AND MY STORY IS CONTINUING EVERY DAY GOD WAKES US. With GOD watching us and guiding us nothing we do or say is a waste because HE has HIS hands upon us. GOD PURSUES US FIRST When … More YOUR STORY IS NEVER A WASTE
Sometimes life feels like a battle and we need armor to get us through. The only armor that we need, that will help us, is HIS absolute truth. God is our truth, may we stand firm in this truth……. ISAIAH 7: 9 “IF YOU DO NOT STAND FIRM IN YOUR FAITH, THEN YOU WILL NOT … More TRUTH IS OUR ARMOR
Sometimes our days seem so ordinary, nothing special going on. Sometimes our days seem like a repeat………we get up, go to work, eat, sleep and then repeat the next day and then the next. OUR ORDINARY CAN BE FULL OF WONDER If we refuse to live out our days like they don’t matter, then they … More Oh THE WONDROUS ORDINARY
Only with JESUS can we all be a better version of ourselves. Better than we used to be. The old self is gone and the new is evident to those around us. And don’t we all want this? Don’t we want to be better today and even more so tomorrow…….to be more like JESUS? The … More SAY YES!
What do you do when you wake in the night? Do you worry or fret about the coming day or do you draw near to GOD and peacefully return to sleep? Our struggles may loom large in the middle of the night. Maybe because it is dark or maybe because it is a feeling of … More THE NIGHT WATCHMAN
How often do we obey GOD only to do it imperfectly! We may be in a hurry or even in a mood. Ugh we are such imperfect beings! We realize with every step we take, we are fallen, sinful beings, but at the same time, we desire to obey GOD even if our obedience seems half-hearted. … More IMPERFECT OBEDIENCE/STRONG FAITH
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