““Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will... Continue Reading →
Steadfast Love
For your steadfast love is great above the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. Psalm 108:4 God's love is steadfast. Whether it's a warm day or a cold one, day or night, one thing I never have to question is the heavens or the skies. The earth may quake but the skies are always there, just... Continue Reading →
Go
And behold, Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him. 10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.” Matthew 28:9-10 "Don't be afraid", that's what Jesus spoke to Mary Magdalene and Mary. That was the first thing... Continue Reading →
Can I accept the steak to get to the cow?
I love when God uses every day work things to create a parallel process in my life. I was going about my workday, and boom, I get that slap on the behind to wake me up and move me out of my stinking thinking. The doctor was answering a question posed about the training he... Continue Reading →
Deceived
Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. 1 Corinthians 3:18 I am someone who likes to know things, whether it is Godly wisdom or worldly knowledge. I don't necessarily think of myself as wise, but I... Continue Reading →
Dwelling
How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts!My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the Lord;my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God. Psalm 84:1-2 I am intrigued by the church I have been attending because they are so service driven. Yet, I long for the presence of His dwelling there, for the courts to be filled. Maybe it... Continue Reading →
Highways and Hedges
And the master said to the servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled. Luke 14:23 Jesus doesn't want the people that we expect to be invited, but those from the highways and hedges. He invited those that society keeps it arms links,... Continue Reading →
Fill and Remain
“I myself did not know him, but for this purpose I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel.” And John bore witness: “I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him.” John 1:31-32 Two things stand out to me in this passage. John said... Continue Reading →
Least and Greater, Violence and Force
Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and the violent take it by... Continue Reading →
Baptism
“I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn... Continue Reading →
