“To the untrained eye ego-climbing and selfless climbing may appear identical. Both kind of climbers place one foot in front of the other. Both breathe in and out at the same rate. Both stop when tired. Both go forward when rested. But what a difference! The ego-climber is like an instrument that is out ofContinue reading “selah”
Category Archives: Meditation
follow Jesus.
`Is your son, of whom ye say that he was born blind? how then now doth he see?’ His parents answered them and said, `We have known that this is our son, and that he was born blind; and how he now seeth, we have not known; or who opened his eyes, we have not known; himselfContinue reading “follow Jesus.”
Get Real.
And you — being dead in the trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh — He made alive together with him, having forgiven you all the trespasses, 14having blotted out the handwriting in the ordinances that is against us, that was contrary to us, and he hath taken it out of the way, having nailed itContinue reading “Get Real.”
The Kingdom is like a Mustard Seed…
Role Reversal
And all their works they do to be seen by men, and they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the fringes of their garments, they love also the chief couches in the supper, and the chief seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the market-places, and to be called by men, Rabbi, Rabbi. `AndContinue reading “Role Reversal”
not loving this “kosmos”
4 You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. 5 Or do you think that the Scripture speaks to no purpose: “He jealously desires the Spirit which He has made to dwell in us”? 6 But He gives a greater grace. Therefore it says, “GOD IS OPPOSEDContinue reading “not loving this “kosmos””
simply you.
It happens everyday. People perceive what it takes to be successful IN the Christian Religion and work non-stop to achieve it. They slave over books and act rightly among people of influence to get to a place of importance and influence. All the while the lowly and gentle Jesus cries out to you to justContinue reading “simply you.”
selah
SELF-
IN the world I was SELF-centered, IN religion I became SELF-righteous. IN Christ I died and He now lives. Don’t be deceived by doctrines of SELF-work. God is the only one who can change you; Our only job is to let Him. To surrender SELF. Galatians 2:21 If righteousness were through the law, then Christ diedContinue reading “SELF-“
odd doctrine and the love of money
These things be teaching and exhorting; 3if any one be teaching otherwise, and do not consent to sound words — those of our Lord Jesus Christ — and to the teaching according to piety, 4he is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and word-striving, out of which doth come envy, strife, evil-speakings, evil-surmisings, 5wranglingsContinue reading “odd doctrine and the love of money”
Collision of Kingdoms 