“Don’t burn out; keep yourselves fueled and aflame. Be alert servants of the Master, cheerfully expectant. Don’t quit in hard times; pray all the harder.” Romans 12:11,12 The Message Although we’re to ‘endure hardship’ (II Timothy 4:5) we are not to expect it to last the rest of our lives! We are to wait the […]
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Not Leaving Till You’re Leading
Let’s admit it. A lot of our ‘being led by the Lord’ involves us getting hopelessly and frustratingly lost and then calling him for directions. For him to lead I must follow. That’s how it’s supposed to work. In practice, however, I usually strike off on my own until I am in the […]
Impasse – Lay It Down!
Impasse! None of its dictionary meanings make me smile. (stalemate, standoff, deadlock, gridlock, bottleneck, dead end) Here’s what it sounds like: “I’m not moving until you do, and that’s because I’m right and you’re wrong. And even if you’re not wrong, you certainly aren’t as right as I am.” And so we stand on […]
Getting Ready For Church
So, how do you get ready for church? I know the physical logistics of the preparation. You decide what to wear (unless you are a woman and have done it the night before.) Then a little breakfast and in the haste to leave the house, family tensions can mount. Maybe a bit of arguing […]
Demand A Recount!
It’s a delight to be able to draw clean water amid those drinking from polluted streams. “With joy you will drink deeply from the fountain of salvation!” Isaiah 12:3 New Living Translation It’s a joy to gain strength while others around you are losing theirs. “Don’t be dejected and sad, for the joy of the […]
Choosing Kingdoms
“… and the powerful are not what they appear to be.” Psalm 62:9 New Living Translation It is a truly epic battle! Two kingdoms opposing each other and each beckoning us to join their side in the conflict. There is the ‘kingdom of this world’ and the ‘Kingdom of the King.’ The first is led […]
Choosing Kingdoms
“… and the powerful are not what they appear to be.” Psalm 62:9 New Living Translation It is a truly epic battle! Two kingdoms opposing each other and each beckoning us to join their side in the conflict. There is the ‘kingdom of this world’ and the ‘Kingdom of the King.’ The first is […]
What To Do When You Don’t Know What To Do
“We don’t know what to do; we’re looking to you.” II Chronicles 20:12 The Message Do you know what to do when you don’t know what to do! Jehoshaphat did. As Israel’s leader he had just been given devastating news. A ‘vast’ horde of a confederacy of three nations was ready to attack. God’s […]
Borderless Trust
“(Israel) even spoke against God himself, saying, ‘God can’t give us food in the wilderness. Yes, he can strike a rock so water gushes out, but he can’t give his people bread and meat.’” Psalm 78:19,20 New Living Translation I love it when in a worship service ‘we’ quit singing and ‘I’ start singing. It’s not that […]
When God Visits
“ Before long your enemies will build ramparts against your walls and encircle you and close in on you from every side. They will crush you into the ground, and your children with you . Your enemies will not leave a single stone in place, because you did not recognize it when God visited you.” Luke 19:43,44 New […]