When one breaks a bone, a doctor has to set it. From what I can gather, this means putting the broken bones back together. Through this process, the bones will fuse. It is the cast or splint that keeps the bones together during this process. This is what gathering together with other believers does for…
Remember.
I once had a professor who told our class that he does not take ibuprofen when he has a headache. He went on to explain that he rarely experienced pain in this comfortable world in which we live. Without any pain, it is hard to identify with and remember what Christ did for us. Perhaps…
More than a pardon.
I will never wish the torment of sin on anybody. It is certainly not God’s will for you. I will forever wish the delight of grace on everybody. It is unlike anything you have ever known. Through my stumbles, Christ showed me His grace in a deeper way. I had recognized that I needed Christ’s…
Interceding is agreeing.
I am guilty of projecting my wishes and my expectations onto others. Sometimes I do this when praying for others. It is not that this is inherently selfish. Our wishes for and our expectations of others are often altruistic. But, prayer founded on what we think somebody needs presumes that we know what somebody needs. …
Constant.
Our Lord is our hope. In times of trouble. And in times of good. Although I have professed this principle in word, my actions have professed that my hope is in peaceful circumstances. Believing that hope is in peaceful circumstances is pseudo hope. Theoretically, we acknowledge this. But, challenging circumstances have demonstrated a flaw in…
The indifference that is offensive.
I find myself becoming inconvenienced when the Lord asks me to lay open my heart before Him. It concerns me that I find it easy to become indignant about the sin in others’ lives, and I find it even easier to be indifferent about the sin in my own life. I pray God prompts you…
We know. We receive. We find.
I hate to belabor the topic of discovering God’s will for our lives. But, it is something about which I often stress. Maybe this is true for you. A friend recently asked why God would want us to miss His will. This question likely exposes a common flaw in our understanding. “For everyone who asks…
Today.
I trust that God will supply all of my needs today. Not yesterday. Not tomorrow. Today. When I propel myself into tomorrow or when I dwell on the problems of yesterday, I do it without God’s presence. But, God has given me strength for right now. By becoming encumbered with yesterday or tomorrow, I forgo…
What is that one small step.
I warned you. I really do not know what I am doing. Here I am breaking Rule #23525 of How to Blog: to be the world’s best blogger, respond to a comment in the comment section. I know, I know. Here I am responding to a reader’s comment in a new blog post. This is…
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