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!
If you think about it, GOD in HIS infinite wisdom has HIS way with us, over and over again in our lifetimes. And often it is at the point of desperation where this happens……..it’s a coming to the end of ourselves, when we just can’t “do this” anymore. I enjoyed dinner last night with a … More A LITTLE DESPERATE AND A LOT MORE WHOLE
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
Just like lifting weights to strengthen our muscles, we also can strengthen our spiritual muscle. Our whole lives in CHRIST is a continuing sanctification process. We each have a spiritual muscle that we can strengthen when used as we grow in listening to the FATHER and obeying HIM. WALK BY FAITH AND TRUST WHAT YOU CANNOT … More STRENGTHEN YOUR SPIRITUAL MUSCLE
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
Charles Stanley says in his IN TOUCH devotional that “we put our common sense on the throne and then attach GOD’S name to it.” What a clear-cut statement! It is interesting because most of us feel we do have good common sense and probably have relied on it often. PROVERBS 3: 1-2 “…….BUT LET YOUR … More GOD SENSE VS. COMMON SENSE
There is a wonderful, thoughtful and beautiful scripture in Habakkuk that we could embrace and remind ourselves, especially when times are lean and hard and it goes like this: HABAKKUK 3: 17-19 “THOUGH THE FIG TREE SHOULD NOT BLOSSOM, NOR FRUIT BE ON THE VINES, THE PRODUCE OF THE OLIVE FAIL AND THE FIELDS YIELD … More EVEN THOUGH
Let’s all think about this today on this beautiful Sunday………where is our gaze? It’s up to us to not lose sight of our goal and the prize, JESUS CHRIST. When JESUS walked the earth HE never took HIS eyes off of the FATHER and neither should we. 1 JOHN 2: 16 “FOR ALL THAT IS IN … More WORTHY OF OUR GAZE
LET THE WORD BECOME YOUR WORD AND YOU WILL GROW. PROVERBS 7: 3 “BIND THEM ON YOUR FINGERS; WRITE THEM ON THE TABLET OF YOUR HEART.” LET THE WORD BECOME YOUR WORD AND YOUR HEART WILL CHANGE. DEUTERONOMY 30: 6 “THE LORD YOUR GOD WILL CIRCUMCISE YOUR HEARTS AND THE HEARTS OF YOUR DESCENDANTS, SO … More LET THE WORD
Good LORD’S day to all who follow here. There is one need that we all have in common throughout history since the GARDEN and it is this: WE ALL NEED RESCUING GRACE Because of our pride and sin we need this rescue that only a SOVEREIGN GOD can give. TURN TO HIS GRACE-FILLED HAND TODAY … More ONE NEED ONLY
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