The Lord said to me, “At the end of each day bring me all your thoughts from that day in a bucket. This will be your test of how much you have of heaven.” I found a small bucket, but before the end of the first day I needed more than one. Little did I realize how many...
Everyone who comes into this world is "born for adversity." God's children are born for contentment. Years ago, when our oldest granddaughter started elementary school, I asked her why children were going to school every day. Her reply was, “So that we can get a...
What a blessing to start new and fresh on The Lord's Day! The first day of the week The first day of the month The first day of the year Remembering His birth, His Life, His death, His resurrection, His ascension and His position as our High Priest, at the right of...
Knowing my own need, the Lord is leading me in the year of 2017 to continue in my desire and search for the contentment that is found in Him alone. It is easy to read about, to talk about, to search for its meaning and to hope and pray for it. Like “humility” which...
In our last post An Incarnation for a New Creation we saw the means of God’s plan to reconcile His people to Himself. (2 Corinthians 5) In Christ we are a new creation, but this is just a means to an end. “I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the...
“The Incarnation of the Son of God is the terminology used to describe what happened when the second person of the Trinity, the eternal Son of God, "became flesh" as he was miraculously conceived in the womb of the Virgin Mary according to the Bible. In the...
This good news was announced on earth to a few shepherds by a single angel, after which a multitude of angels rejoiced, in praise “to God in the highest.” One of the greatest events on earth took place that night. Can we imagine what was going on in heaven? Could it...
Our newest book, A Broad Review of Andrew Murray's HUMILITY, is now available on Amazon. Kindle .99 Paperback: $5.59 (A free copy is available for anyone who would review this book.) Murray's books have been a great influence in my life, but none as significant as...
As I was thinking of a title for this post, Paul’s words in his letter to the Ephesians came to mind. In relation to spiritual warfare, he said at the end of his description of “the armor of God” ~ “praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication....