Walking with God, Digesting Scripture and Pointing Others to Grow Deeper in their Faith
This verse has some variations of the word correction featured here in the HCSB. Other translations say, life-giving rebuke or reproof. Rebuke sounds so much harsher than the word correction. What we do with correction/discipline determines where we land in life. I can be at home and comfortable among the wise or not. I'm sure... Continue Reading →
What a terrifying thing to read as many struggle with perfectionism today. Some have panic attacks and have to take medication to calm perfectionistic nerves.It's a sad way to live our lives, always trying to be perfect.This verse comes from one of the richest chapters of the Bible that holds lots of Jesus ' teaching,... Continue Reading →
Born again, but this time reborn into freedom from sin and death. Our first birth we arrive here with a desire to sin. We are selfish people. When we see someone who carries the hope of the resurrection, the ultimate triumph over evil, the risen Lord living in their lives we are perplexed. We are... Continue Reading →
Once we understand who God is we develop a healthy fear of God. Healthy in that through wisdom we respect God. This verse isn’t talking about the kind of fear that cripples is or causes us to act in haste. This kind of fear is gained through our relationship with God. It’s like the fear... Continue Reading →
When leaders think they’re wise they also think they’re indestructible. This is when sin and evil creep in. This is pride. I’m sure we all know a leader we followed and respected who fell hard. None of us are immune to the schemes of evil. When we think we are experiencing great success we start... Continue Reading →
Suffering stopped for Jesus today as His broken body gave out. Jesus was human. His followers were devastated, confused, grieving, hiding. This wasn’t what was supposed to happen in their minds even though Jesus had tried to prepare them. We look at the disciples like they were crazy acting like they did because we know... Continue Reading →
Early Christians we’re accused of being cannibalistic, eating of Jesus body. Jesus calls us to walk this road of suffering with Him. Friday his body will break and he will die. The earth will shake. We remember there’s no resurrection without suffering. He suffered because of what we have done. We take communion or The... Continue Reading →
Sometimes this is easy, sometimes this is hard. Thomas Merton, a famous spiritual writer rocked my world years ago when I read his book. This is horrible but I read it so long ago that I do not recall the title but I copied one chapter, the chapter on love. He calls it charity. Merton... Continue Reading →
Jesus was God in the flesh. God chose to come to earth in the form of a human so we can know who He is. He was obedient unto death and many have followed in those footsteps For centuries being slaughtered for their faith. The proper word for this is martyr. Stephen was the first to be martyred in Acts. Acts says Stephen looked up and Jesus was standing at the right hand of the Father. It’s the only place in scripture Jesus is standing. Jesus stood for Stephen.
