Where are you currently called to serve? Who do you have access to that others might not? What is the thing that angers or grieves your heart the most in your world? Outside your immediate circle of family and friends, what do you pray about most? Have you ever felt led to fast and pray... Continue Reading →
Big House, Empty Home?
The post reflects on the loneliness experienced in large churches despite their size, drawing parallels to empty homes as families grow apart. The author mourns the loss of genuine community and fellowship, advocating for a return to deep connections and shared lives among church members, emphasizing the need for balance between large congregations and intimate relationships.
Small Things
“Also the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will finish it. Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you. For who has despised the day of small things? But these seven will be... Continue Reading →
Appointed and Chosen
In this passage, Paul shares his powerful testimony of conversion. He recounts his past as a persecutor of Christians, his dramatic encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus, and his subsequent healing and calling. Paul emphasizes the importance of recognizing divine opportunities to share one's faith and connect with others.
Preparation for Appointing
Exodus 3:1-22 and Exodus 4:1-17 is of God's call on Moses's life. God called Moses where he was at, tending sheep in the desert wilderness. This could have been preparation for Moses to tend God's people, the Israelites in the same way. The Angel of the Lord appeared to Moses in a burning bush that... Continue Reading →
Imparting God and Our Own Lives
“So, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God, but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us.” I Thessalonians 2:8 I have generally no problem, sharing the gospel with others. It is sharing my life with others that can be... Continue Reading →
What is “Done for Him”
“I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’” Luke 18:12 This was part of a prayer offered by a Pharisee. He was letting God (and everyone who could hear him) know of His good deeds. The Pharisee was counting himself as more spiritual than others. Jesus went on to... Continue Reading →
“When I wept and chastened my soul with fasting, That became my reproach.” Psalms 69:10 In this Psalm of David, he cries out to God. While David is mourning and fasting people around him were making fun of David. What can I learn about fasting from this passage.? Mourning and fasting can be a personal... Continue Reading →
Fast for God, Not Yourself
“Then the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying, “Say to all the people of the land, and to the priests: ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months during those seventy years, did you really fast for Me—for Me? When you eat and when you drink, do you... Continue Reading →
