Prayer for our needs
To pray is nothing more involved than to let Jesus into our needs. To pray is to give Jesus permission to employ His powers in the alleviation of our distress. To pray is to let Jesus glorify His name in the midst of our needs. –Ole Hallesby What happens when we pray? What happens when […]
More sheep
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them. Ezekiel […]
Stop Stopping Suffering
It is the western culture in me that looks at suffering and needs to stop it. We spend millions of dollars trying to bring an end to suffering. Our medical culture has become pill crazy in am effort to fix the suffering of people. Something is wrong with our mind set. Something is amiss. Everybody […]
Reconciliation and Joy
There are but three avenues open to the individual, and “the joy of life” is dependent upon the choice. They are: rebellion, resignation, and reconciliation. –Joseph Fort Newton Every one is trying to find Joy at Christmas. But in the hunt for gifts for both getting and giving we can find ourselves at odds with the […]
Abundance of Grace
The more we grow in grace, the more shall we flourish in glory. Though every vessel of glory shall be full, yet some vessels hold more. — Thomas Watson Are we living a life for Christ out of the abundance of God’s grace in our lives? Are we praying to be stretched to overflowing and […]
September 2015 – Psalms Hymns and Spiritual Memes
Building quotes for every day of the month for our church has turned into a great resource. I am working on a quote database to include searchable tags and images. This then could be used by multiple churches to provide quotes for a month. Since Social networking is so fickle we can determine which ones […]
Hard Questions
A hard question in one of my devotionals this morning. Am I getting nobler, better, more helpful, more humble, as I get older? — Oswald Chambers Sanctification means that there is a change that happens. God Takes you as you (salvation) are and makes you something different (sanctification). If you are not seeing the hand […]
August Quotations
Ending up the month I figure I had better get them all up for future use. Facebook will end and the next latest and greatest will replace it. So I post these here for a record I can control and keep …
July Quotations
I love to make these and it is always more work than I was ready for… I will have to template them and actually buy a more recent copy of Photoshop that works with Windows 8.1
Quote – Cost God
It cost God nothing, so far as we know, to create nice things: but to convert rebellious wills cost Him crucifixion — CS Lewis