“For one believes with the heart and so is justified, and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved…But how can they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in him of… Read More ›
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Anticipation
“May the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we have for you, so as to strengthen your hearts, to be blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the… Read More ›
Perfection of perseverence – found in the heart
Ever feel like the tree you’ve worked so hard to nourish is twisted and mangled by the tornado whirling around you? Lately it seems like I’m walking a journey I walked many years ago for the second time. This time… Read More ›
What are you holding on to?
“I prayed and prudence was given me; I pleaded and the spirit of wisdom came to me.” Wisdom 7:7 Do you find yourself holding on to things in your life, material stuff, anger, resentment, jealousy, relationships? Or perhaps, these things… Read More ›
An invitation to be interrupted
We must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God. Dietrich Bonhoeffer Ever read something in the Bible and you were picked up and transported to a period in your life? One Sunday morning, after reading the first… Read More ›
Demolition day…
“There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart.” St Augustine Ever had that moment that breaks down the walls of pride, uncovering the vulnerable interior of your heart? If so, how did the demolition feel? Was it tough… Read More ›
Am I worthy? Am I good enough?
Look at the birds in the sky; they do not sow or reap, they gather nothing into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are not you more important than they? Matthew 6:26 Am I worthy? Am I good enough?… Read More ›
Make me a positive instrument
“Lord help me to understand the call You have on my life. Take away any discouragement I may feel and replace it with joyful anticipation of what You are going to do through me. Use me as Your instrument to… Read More ›
Cooperation in the feast
“… live in a manner worthy of the call you have received, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another through love, striving to preserve the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace: one body… Read More ›
The flight from the bully
Thus the LORD saved Israel on that dayfrom the power of the Egyptians. Exodus 14:30 Have you ever been chased by someone? Or perhaps, afraid of someone, may be a big bully when you were younger? Ever felt trapped in… Read More ›