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The Old Testament is full of rules and rituals that the Israelites are to follow. It seems like a religion of works but it really isn’t.
As finite beings, how can we know an infinite God? God makes himself known by giving us these means or “tools” to know him. The end goal of all…
Pastor H said in his sermon on Sunday that people shouldn’t be surprised when they find out you go to church. It’s not a good thing if they say, “Oh, I couldn’t tell you’re a Christian!”
I like what Aaron says here about having a consistent lifestyle as a church leader. Actually all who call…
Day 9 Matthew 2:3
I can be a child of God, be a follower of Jesus for years, and yet some days I can live as if he’s not there.
“Let this Christmas be the time when you consider the Messiah and ponder what it is to worship him.”
Day 5 Luke 2:6-7
This is my favorite advent devotional so far. Jesus did not take any detours to Calvary. “For your sake he became poor.” (2 Cor 8:9)
“Now if you would think that if God so rules the world…, he surely could have seen to it that a room was available in the inn…The Calvary road begins with a ‘No Vacancy’ sign in Bethlehem and ends with the spitting and scoffing of the cross in Jerusalem.”
Day 4 Luke 2:1-5
God moves world affairs in order to fulfill his plan in the lives of two unknown ordinary people. He can both macro manage the world and micro manage my life.
“For it is implicit in Scripture that all the mammoth political forces and all the giant industrial complexes, without them even…
I started on December 1 to meditate on a daily advent devotional, following John Piper’s plan.
Here are some of my thoughts.
Day 1 Luke 1:16-17
Focusing on Jesus is not as easy as it seems. I am too familiar with the Christmas account that it has lost some of the grandeur and awe for me. Let’s prepare our hearts to receive Jesus afresh.
I heard this on the radio today that I want to remember:
“Salvation is not just a decision for Christ; it’s continual dependency on Christ.”
Everything about our Christian life is about Jesus.
In the America culture where we value independence, we often live the Christian life by doing things for Jesus. I need to remember to focus on Jesus, not on what I do for him.
Came across this article from Aaron’s blog.
“Slow traffic, a sick child, or a costly home repair may not seem like important tools in our sanctification, but they are. We often overlook these interruptions and inconveniences and instead expect God to work in our lives through huge life-changing circumstances. But the reality is, we won’t…
From Jesus Calling by Sarah Young:
“Walk by faith, not by sight…When I gave you My Spirit, I empowered you to live beyond your natural ability and strength. That’s why it is so wrong to measure your energy level against the challenges ahead of you. The issue is not your strength but Mine, which is limitless. By walking close to Me, you can accomplish My purposes in My strength.” – March 11
Job, in all his suffering, never denied God. Yet, something was missing. It wasn’t enough just to persevere in our believe in God.
In his book on prayer, Tim Keller says,
Throughout most of the great Old Testament book that bears his name, Job cries out to God in agonized prayer. For all his complaints…