Like a wealthy white kid from the suburbs driving a fancy car, and acting like a thug raised in poverty and violence; when trouble comes the kid will revert back to the truth of the matter, and will have to quit acting. His pretentious persona will be challenged and reckoned. So too, we call ourselvesContinue reading “pretentious personas”
Moses was warned by God when he was about to build the tabernacle; for, “See,” He says, “that you make all things according to the pattern which was shown you on the mountain.” ~ Hebrews 8:5 Love that God gives Moses a vision of what was already in heaven. Love this pattern. It speaks toContinue reading “on earth as it is in heaven”
“Thus says the LORD who made the earth, the LORD who formed it to establish it, the LORD is His name, ‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’” ~ Jeremiah 33:2-3 I have many opinions, most of which were forged on the back ofContinue reading “First things FIRST”
He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked. 5 Righteousness will be his belt and faithfulness the sash around his waist. 6 The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and theContinue reading “peace”
‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’ “And he said to them, ‘An enemy has done this!’ The slaves said to him, ‘Do you want us, then, to go and gather them up?’ “But he said, ‘No; for while you are gathering up the tares, youContinue reading “wheat and tares”
2 Samuel 15 2Absalom used to rise early and stand beside the way to the gate; and when any man had a suit to come to the king for judgment, Absalom would call to him and say, “From what city are you?” And he would say, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel.”Continue reading “freedom from false kings”
The worst storms have the potential to prepare the ground for the best fruit. Most times my problem is that I resist the storm and I don’t allow it to accomplish all that God intended. To fully mature in God necessitates that we must fully mature in our understanding of God’s goodness, especially when thingsContinue reading “it hurts so good.”
There are depths and heights in life that you will never be able to reach without close community with others. Yes, you can do amazing things by yourself. But… Ecclesiastes 4 7Again, I saw vanity under the sun: 8one person who has no other, either son or brother, yet there is no end to all hisContinue reading “threefold cord.”
Romans 8:23-29 (NLT) 23 And we believers also groan, even though we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, for we long for our bodies to be released from sin and suffering. We, too, wait with eager hope for the day when God will give us our full rights as hisContinue reading “the context of Romans 8:28”
4 “Fear not; you will no longer live in shame. Don’t be afraid; there is no more disgrace for you. You will no longer remember the shame of your youth and the sorrows of widowhood. 5 For your Creator will be your husband; the Lord of Heaven’s Armies is his name! He is your Redeemer, theContinue reading “isaiah 54:4-6”
Collision of Kingdoms 