Listening in faith and trust
For if we are faithful to the end, trusting God just as firmly as when we first believed, we will share in all that belongs to Christ. (Hebrews 3:14 NLT) Let’s focus on the story of King Jesus’s birth – the Christmas story. For many of us, this is aContinue Reading
The Voice of Fear
For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.” (2 Timothy 1:7 NIV) Let’s look again at the people in our Christmas story. Zechariah and Mary and Joseph – and later the Magi – each received messages from Gabriel, some inContinue Reading
Buckle on Hope
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light ofContinue Reading
Emmanuel and New Wineskins
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning… The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came fromContinue Reading
Eyes Up! Perceive the new!
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” – God (Isaiah 43:18-19Continue Reading
I Will Believe Now and in the Future – Psalm 37
Adapted from Psalm 37 I will not fret because of those who are evil, for like green plants they will soon wither and die away. I will trust in the Lord and do good, dwelling in God and his safety. I will take delight in the Lord and he willContinue Reading
Day 21 – Intense Treatment – Our inheritance, destiny, peace, insight, and hope through the Blood of Jesus
Yahweh, You alone are our inheritance, our prize, pleasure, and portion. You hold our destiny and its timing in your hands. Set us apart for the future; let new joy and gladness enfold our hearts – where everything within us flows from. Your pleasant path leads us to pleasant places;Continue Reading
Day 20 – Intense Treatment – Working through our past and unlocking doors to our future
Alluring God, Thank you for calling us to a place of rest when we are in Christ. Thank you that while we have to “work out” our salvation, we don’t have to “work for” our salvation, because the grace of Christ has already provided for that. Thank you that yourContinue Reading
Day 19 – Intense Treatment – Speaking only what God gives us
Story-Telling God, Thank you for the many stories in the Bible that tell us about you and your heart for your people. Thank you for the story of Balaam – whose average humanness, pride, cruelty to the donkey, and self promotion are so like our own sometimes. Thank youContinue Reading
Day 18 – Intense Treatment – Finding our Promised Land
Faithful God, Thank you for being faithful to guide and guard your People when we seem to be wandering through a wilderness. Thank you that you give direction through your Voice and different literal or metaphorical Clouds or Pillars of Fire. Thank you that your Glory travels with your children when they follow yourContinue Reading