Reading: Romans 12:9-21 Reflection: If we allow our view of love to be too strongly influenced by what we see on our television screens, we will probably come to the conclusion that love is nothing more than a rather untrustworthy feeling over which we have no control. We may long for the butterflies in ourContinue reading “Steel Butterflies”
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Are You Ready for Christmas Morn
Surely by now you’ve been asked, “Are you ready for Christmas?” By which we generally mean, “Do you have all the presents bought and wrapped, all the decorations hung, all the food bought, and all the other to-dos crossed off your list?” We know we need to be prepared for something—but what? Most often, weContinue reading “Are You Ready for Christmas Morn”
The Touch of Jesus
In the Old Testament, the place where God chose to meet with his people was a place of contagious holiness. It was so supercharged with holiness that merely touching the very instruments of worship in the tabernacle would make a person holy. God spoke to Moses about the consecrated altar. “The altar shall be mostContinue reading “The Touch of Jesus”
One Thing Jesus Didn’t Know
God knows everything (1 John 3:20). God knows himself and all things exhaustively, eternally, and unchangeably. He knows his own perfections, plans, actions, and goals (Ps. 147:5; Isa. 46:10; Acts 15:18). He knows the billions of angels in light (Dan. 7:10), every corner of hell (Prov. 15:11), all of our sins (Ps. 69:5), every hiddenContinue reading “One Thing Jesus Didn’t Know”
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Watching for Him…
Watching for Him… This watching for His returnis a part of our life, of our faith, of our service to God. The Savior urges us seriously to “watch, watch, watch!” as though he wanted to lay a foundation for it in our hearts, in our whole lives. It is as though he were always waitingContinue reading “Watching for Him…”
The future of Jesus….
The future of Jesus…. The future of Jesus Christmust become a living reality in the experience of every Christian, in fact, for anyone who longs for a different way. Your life must therefore be a piece of Jesus Christ’s future, your life and also your death. Our dying should not lead into death but into life.Continue reading “The future of Jesus….”
Do Not Become Weary…
Do Not Become Weary… In this expectation we will not become weary. In all our activities, we must live in Jesus Christ’s future. Yes, there will always be some who complain, who want things to be different, who always think of the good old days and want to have them back. They are quite wrong, butContinue reading “Do Not Become Weary…”
We should be alert…
We should be alert… We should and can be ever alertand watchful. Jesus Christ’s future has to become your personal experience. Whenever you experience protection and remarkable help, whenever you are led on new ways and see others being so led, you should think, “This is a piece of Christ’s future.” There is a special atmosphereContinue reading “We should be alert…”
The only way the world will recognize…
The only way the world will recognize… The only way the world will recognize the mission of Jesus is by the unity of his church. But this unity of the church must be translated into total community. Jesus spoke of the absolute unity between his Father and himself. And his prayer for us is that weContinue reading “The only way the world will recognize…”
Intentional Faith 