Holy Spirit
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I’m still here… awestruck… my heart being continually filled and flooded, day-after-day, week-after-week, with the unending flow of the Father’s amazing love. I pray that you’ll join me and invite others to come along as we all go higher, further, and deeper into His unending love. Romans 5:5 from The Passion Translation says: “We can…
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In last week’s post, we heard Jesus expressing His heart’s longing for the church to return to Him, its “first love”. He told the Ephesian church (and this certainly can and does apply to believers in our day as well) of His concern for their downward trajectory. He pinpointed the problem as their being caught…
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Recently, Holy Spirit began directing my attention to the phrase “first love”. Who do you think of when you think of your “first love”? Do you think of that cute little girl or that handsome boy that sat next to you in the elementary school? You probably thought they were not only your first love,…
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Mark 1:40-42⁴⁰ Now a leper came to Him, imploring Him, kneeling down to Him, and saying to Him, “If you’re willing, you can make me clean.” ⁴¹ Then Jesus, moved with compassion, stretched out His hand, and touched him, and said to him, “I am willing; be cleansed.” ⁴² As soon as He had spoken,…
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How would you describe your walk of faith? As a pleasant stroll through the park with no problems other than an occasional bee sting or a stubbed toe here or there? Or as a “white-knuckled-hang-on-to-my-seat-and-close-my-eyes-so-I-don’t-have-to-see-this-because-you-never-know-how-this-is-gonna-turn-out” kind of rollercoaster ride? If we are being honest, nearly all of us would say we have had both kinds…
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Thinking of family can warm our hearts with memories of holidays, vacations, and reunions. Even the everyday experiences of life are often made better by sharing them with those who have known us the best, sometimes from day one of life. But thoughts of family can also evoke pain and heartbreak. We may associate family…
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On Resurrection Day, we published a post entitled “The Rock That Rolled”. Since then, we have “been on a roll”. Our last three posts, and also today’s teaching, deal with the massive stone of guilt, shame, and condemnation the enemy uses as he seeks to imprison us in the tomb of our past sins and…
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It probably won’t surprise you to learn that Christians often struggle with feelings of guilt, shame, regret, unworthiness, and condemnation. I confess that I do. Maybe it’s time for you to acknowledge that you do too. After all, guilt isn’t a “me-centered” problem. It’s a “we-centered” problem, because “ALL have sinned and come short of…
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Let’s do some soul-searching this week. Let’s ask ourselves, “Am I pleasing to the Father? Does He delight in me?” The answers to those questions require our being totally honest with ourselves. Many of us might answer, “No, I’ve made too many mistakes. I have too many shortcomings. I’ve failed God too many times. He’s…
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⁹ “In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. ¹⁰ Immediately coming up out of the water, he (John) saw the heavens torn open, and the Spirit like a dove descending on Him (Jesus); ¹¹ and a voice came out of heaven saying: “You are my…
His Heart, My Home 