DO YOU HAVE THE COURAGE? Your arm’s too short to box with God. This statement is part of the opening line from the dramatic piece, The Prodigal Son, by James Weldon Johnson. Young man — Young man — Your arm’s too short to box with God. I know. Many of you right now are responding in knee-jerk fashion like I did, “I’m… Continue reading The Courage to Finally, Finally Say “Yes”
Category: Devotionals
New Jerusalem Has the Appearance of God 43-1-4
In Revelation 4:3 “He who was sitting [on the throne] was like a jasper stone” and in 21:11 New Jerusalem’s “light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone.” The whole of New Jerusalem has the same appearance as God who sits on the throne at the center of the city. God’s goal, His eternal… Continue reading New Jerusalem Has the Appearance of God 43-1-4
Destination RESToration: Restored Communion with God
This is part four of Destination RESToration. If you have not read the first three segments, I encourage you to do so before you move on to this section. Destination RESToration, DR Restored to Our Original Purpose, DR Preparing for Restoration. Why do we need restoration in our communion with? Sin Because we are walking in the flesh… Continue reading Destination RESToration: Restored Communion with God
Looking For Love? Look Here First.
Love is…everything. God is love. He sent His Son Jesus as Savior, to die to pay the penalty for our sins. This is the ultimate sacrifice- to give one’s life for the sake of others. There is no greater love. I encourage myself as well as other women to influence others righteously. One way to do… Continue reading Looking For Love? Look Here First.
Stop saying God said…when He didn’t say.
Hey beautiful people, I hope that this post meets you and your family well? …Have you ever overheard the phrase ‘God told me’ or better yet has someone specifically mentioned the words ‘God told me that you’re my wife’ or maybe ‘God told me that you’re my husband’. If so, keep on reading because I… Continue reading Stop saying God said…when He didn’t say.
3 Lessons From Autumn Leaves
You can listen to this post at the Keep On Podcast, right here. Leaves have no breath of life. They are passive props. We are the imago Dei. They have no choice but to reflect the sun’s rays. We are called to praise the Son’s name. They have no speech and still the leaves teach. In this extra-delicious… Continue reading 3 Lessons From Autumn Leaves
Yet not I but through Christ in me – Terry Nightingale
“Lord, you establish peace for us; all that we have accomplished you have done for us” (Is 26: 12). At the risk of taking a verse out of context, something strikes me every time I read this line in Isaiah. We celebrate human accomplishment – a new Olympic record, a heart-stopping performance on stage, a… Continue reading Yet not I but through Christ in me – Terry Nightingale
At Midnight, the Cry Rang Out
At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were wise. The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. The wise ones, however, took oil in jars along… Continue reading At Midnight, the Cry Rang Out
God is in Control – Pathways to Organization
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:8-9 With the recent infiltration of Hamas into Israel, one would think that it took God unaware.… Continue reading God is in Control – Pathways to Organization
He who began will also carry it on to completion – Philippians 1:6
“Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” – Philippians 1:6 The book of Philippians is the book that follows after the book of Galatians. In Galatians, Apostle Paul teaches about the freedom that has been granted to the… Continue reading He who began will also carry it on to completion – Philippians 1:6