[I found this post from September 29, 2009 that I’ve edited slightly. It is eerily applicable to today’s world.] “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” – Jesus (JohnContinue Reading
Let us rejoice and exalt him and give him glory,because the wedding celebration of the Lamb has come. And his bride has made herself ready. Fine linen, shining bright and clear,has been given to her to wear,and the fine linen representsthe righteous deeds of his holy believers. Then the angel said to me,Continue Reading
Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain.Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain. (Psalm 127:1 NIV) Last weekend our local church celebrated a milestone anniversary: 40 years of ministry. This body of Christ that was planted in the fall of 1984 has since weathered forty years of ups,Continue Reading
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. (Romans 14:17 NIV) Lord God, I feel like I need to pray for your Church. I find myself judging people that I don’ think live up to your KingdomContinue Reading
But then one day I was brought into the sanctuaries of God, and in the light of glory, my distorted perspective vanished. (Psalm 73:17 TPT) Set a fire down in my soulThat I can’t contain, I can’t controlI want more of You, GodI want more of You, GodSet a fireContinue Reading
Set me free from my prison, that I may praise your name. Then the righteous will gather about me because of your goodness to me. (Psalm 142:7 NIV) It was the lost the Son of Man came to seek—and to save. (Luke 19:9 NIV) Recently I was introduced to a young woman who, invited byContinue Reading
Psalm 40 was my reading today in the Psalms. I waited patiently and expectantly for the Lord; and He inclined to me and heard my cry. He brought me up out of a horrible pit [of tumult and of destruction], out of the miry clay, and He set my feet upon aContinue Reading
O Lord, Our Rock, Fortress and Deliverer, We praise you for being our refuge, our shield, and our stronghold. Thank you for saving us from the physical and spiritual enemies of this world, especially in circumstances where we felt like death and destruction were about to overwhelm us. Thank youContinue Reading
Hopefully after so many decades as a Christian I am not so foolish to believe that I understand God and see everything from his perspective. Instead, actually, I realize that while I can grow in my knowledge of God, I certainly do not have his depth and breadth of understanding.Continue Reading
(this post by Dutch Sheets excerpted from GiveHim15, January 4, 2024) “I do not pray for these alone [it is not for their sake only that I make this request], but also for [all] those who [will ever] believe and trust in Me through their message, that they all may be one; just as You, Father, are in MeContinue Reading