There was a time when mankind was neither afraid nor ashamed. It’s hard to imagine what that world must have been like, but that’s the very world God created and into which God placed the first man and woman. Something changed in the very moment Adam and Eve chose to sin. And sin brings fear. […]
In a recent Super Bowl ad, the “Jesus Gets Us” movement portrayed Jesus’ followers washing the feet of people sometimes derided by Evangelical Christians as sinners. Granted, there are limitations in a 60-second ad and a broad brush is being used to paint Christian thought, but there is great benefit in our discussing what it […]
Once Adam and Eve sinned, there was no going back to the relationship they had before sinning against God. No longer would they see the world only in selfless terms. Selfishness now dominates this world, but God is still selflessly loving His creation. . Sin’s appeal to the selfish human nature post-fall has blinded us. […]
When Adam and Eve were confronted by the serpent, the issue of oneself vs. God presented itself for the first time. Before that time, there was no conflict between God and man. God was selfless and so were Adam and Eve living in God’s selfless love. Initially, Adam and Eve had only known selfless living, […]
Many will reject the divine love of Jesus and the life He came to give because sin has distorted their perception of God … so much, in fact, that repentance is out of the question. They don’t see the divine, sacrificial love. They believe their need for salvation is, therefore, beneath them and their intellect, […]
Meditate on how God is Love. Not as some superficial saying, but as profound truth. A fountain of ever-flowing love raining down and covering you. Let His love wash over you like a fountain that is never exhausted as you worship Him in spirit and in truth. This year’s Lent Devotional Series “Seeing His Love […]
Opening your eyes to the love of God (flowing from heaven to forgive others as we’ve been forgiven) is a first step to knowing and feeling God’s love. Begin by being receptive. Jesus spoke of this in the parable of the sower. “Jesus replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven […]
A covering over our eyes is like a blindfold or scales that prevent our seeing. On the other hand, covering our hearts opens our eyes. Let me explain: Sin distorts everything. It puts blindfolds upon our eyes and plants unforgiveness in our hearts. Unforgiveness toward others. Unforgiveness towards ourselves. If you search online for “how […]
I wonder what it might have been like for Adam and Eve. To walk with God with no filter, no blinders, no fear. Wow: only total clarity. Adam and Eve had a before-and-after-sin in their view of God. It’s an amazing thought because we only have an “after view”, a veiled view of Jesus, and […]
Try this exercise: Close your eyes. Imagine God. What do you see on the screen in your mind as you are honest with yourself about who you think God is? Do you see a Being who harshly judges, throws lightning bolts, condemns people to their own desires, or exerts wrath upon everyone who won’t agree […]
