We all feel lacking at times. With Easter approaching, here’s a poignant and life-changing scene from the cross of Christ: “…Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), ‘I thirst.’ A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a...
Numbered Days
Psalms 90:12 says, “So teach us to number our days, that we may present to you heart of wisdom.“ I’m amazed by the wisdom of God in David’s prose, at times. He does not ask that God will teach us to increase our days; he doesn’t ask that God would show us how to...
Getting to Good
In Philippians 4:8 Paul says “Finally, brothers, whatever is true…Think on such things.” What does it mean to think on whatever is true? The Greek word “alethes” is “a-” (meaning “not”) plus “lanthanos” (meaning “hidden”). So, that which is true is literally what is...
Have you connected the day He created with the celebration He empowers?
Maybe you’ve never connected the day He created with the celebration He empowers. Check it out… Psalm 148 says, “Praise Him you sun, moon and bright shining stars.” When you take a photo of a landscape, or smell a flower, or enjoy the chorus of the stars of heaven...
Holiness is not your behavior, but God’s indwelling presence.
The Jerusalem temple was holy, the ark of the covenant was holy, the tent of tabernacle in the desert was holy, all because of His divine presence. My friends - holiness is not a list of tasks to accomplish or avoid. Holiness is a characteristic of the...