Prayer Focus: God as Divine Creator Lord God, our Divine Creator, we praise You and thank You for the beauty of this creation that You have made… that You designed well before it ever came to be. We praise You that out of nothing ex nihilo that You created the stars in the sky, the […]
Prayer Focus: God’s Image and His Image in us Lord God Almighty, we praise You and thank You that we have been created in Your Image. We praise You and we thank You that Your Image is perfect. We praise You and thank You that You created us both male and female to be in […]
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 26, 2020. This year’s devotional series will be prayer points surrounding “Be Thou My Vision” and aimed at helping us to see God for who He is. === If you’re already signed up on my Home Page sidebar to receive posts, you’ll get the 2020 Lent Devotionals automatically. Or […]
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another– and all the more as you see the Day approaching. (Hebrews 10:24-25) It’s not enough to run our own race, stay in […]
Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. (Hebrews 10:22-23) When […]
It’s often said that Christianity is a relationship not a religion. But there is a religious aspect to it, too, enough that God would put it on His Christmas List. “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself […]
In a world filled with division, rancor, and deceptive behavior, God has as an item on God’s Christmas List for Christ followers to be every bit as countercultural as Jesus was. The attacks upon Him were as hateful and cruel then as the attacks upon God-fearers today. The vitriol oozed from every pore as they […]
“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see… And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.’ (Hebrews 11:1, 6) When we made Christmas lists and […]
Why would God want our display of the fruit of the Spirit to be on His Christmas List? The “fruit of the Spirit” isn’t like a divine Harry and David gift box showing up with festive wrapping. It’s not many fruits…it’s one type: of the Spirit. The fruit-filled life looks like Jesus’ life. And there’s […]
