It’s not this book or that book, not this or that Bible verse, not this new idea or understanding, not this thought or that thought. It’s Christ living in you 24 hours a day. His breath, words, touch. His vision and understanding. Your disposition should be to watch, listen, and serve; ask before you act; […]
Christ’s Spirit is in you. Feel His presence. Fill your mind with Him. Seek His will.
Lord, I often find myself not taking time to spend with You because I’m so busy with personal and worldly affairs. I let things distract me from what is really important. In order to grow closer to You on a daily basis, I need to avoid some of the distractions and entanglements of the world. […]
The battle in my heart can only be won through Christ’s work within me, remaking my desires, rewiring my mind, and renewing my heart. It’s hard to put Jesus first. I desire to hide God’s truth in my soul, but the world and my interaction with it want to be first instead. Christ, who loved […]
Faith demands that we act on nothing more than a promise. Faith is illogical; it is unreasonable. It rests on what is unseen and what cannot be calculated by human reason. Once we hear God’s word, we are to obey it, with no other evidence to direct us, with no other proof to go on. […]
In my five trips to Ireland, I always end up in Dublin, and I always go to Phoenix Park, and I always sit on the same bench on the Khyber Road within the park. This is what I wrote after my first trip in 2016 as I sat on that bench. Sitting on a White […]
The safest place on earth is not an abstraction or a concept, not a thought in my mind or a sudden revelation, not even being in the Bible or in prayer or in Christian service. To put it clearly, it is not a something but a Someone. The safest place on earth is leaning back […]
Love the only One who could save you and the only One who can translate you from this life to heaven. On your own, you have nothing of any value for your trip to eternity.
We saw last week that one definition of love is “doing what’s best for the other person.” That’s a thought, and thoughts are not particularly beneficial until they become things. Jesus loves us is a thought. The cross is a thing. The cross became Jesus’ doing what’s best for us. I love Jesus is a […]
Come near to God and He will come near to you. James 4:8 It is not more knowledge that I need, Almighty God, but more seeking Your presence here and there and everywhere. You are in the fireplace downstairs and in the office upstairs. You are in the kitchen where I eatAnd in the bedroom […]