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 we waving between two GOD’S this season? Are we paying more attention to the god of materialism than the true GOD of the universe? I ask this because the Bible tells us we cannot serve two masters. MATTHEW 6: 24 “NO ONE CAN SERVE TWO MASTERS. EITHER YOU WILL HATE THE ONE AND LOVE … More THE GOD OF EVERYTHING
Joy, delight, awe, forgiveness, peace. Our Savior has all these things ready to hand to us when we sit still in HIS presence. We all want a little joy don’t we? But we often look for it in all the wrong places. We buy stuff, we drink and try to be merry……but still there is … More DEEP JOY IN HIS ABIDING PRESENCE
Here in the West I must say that we have the most glorious sunsets I have ever seen. They actually take my breath away to the point that if I see one, I must stop and take a picture so I won’t ever forget it and then, I ponder HIS glorious HAND writing across the … More BE A GLORY CHASER
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
We say it often…….GOD is good, all the time. But do we fully trust HIS goodness or is there a small sliver of doubt that nags at us? It is a doubt that the enemy loves to play with us. We can fall into this trap, or we can fall into the arms of the ONE … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
To walk this life, this one path we have, we must remain open enough to continue. Those who choose to remove themselves, to isolate themselves really aren’t living at all. We are in different seasons of life and so we need to walk in and work out our salvation……. PHILIPPIANS 2: 12-13 “CONTINUE TO WORK … More STAY OPEN ENOUGH – NOT TOUGH ENOUGH
Silence, in HIS presence is and can be………reverent. The early mornings for me are where I find my silence that my heart so dearly craves. Your life may be noisy and busy right now, but as soon as possible find and even fight for the silence…….the kind of quiet you find before GOD. Find the bow … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
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
I remember sitting once in the stunned silence of knowing and hearing the words: breast cancer. There are words that we hear that can break our souls right in two. There are situations that seem to take away from us everything that we knew as normal and your life is just shattered into a million … More YOU HAVE ALL YOU NEED
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