February 2012
9 posts
“When I came to you, I did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God in...”
– 1 Cor 2:1-5 RSV
Illumination
To the apostles, he testified by revealing and inspiring. To the rest of us, down the ages, he testifies by illuminating: opening blinded eyes, restoring spiritual vision, enabling sinners to see that the gospel is indeed God’s truth, and Scripture is indeed God’s Word, and Christ is indeed God’s Son.
- “Knowing God” by J. I. Packer
“No-one can ee the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”
– John 3:3
“We have received… the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what...”
– 1 Cor 2:9-13
the promise of the Holy Spirit
‘I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears’ (that is, he would make known to them all that Christ would instruct him to tell them, just as Christ has made known to them all that the Father had instructed him to they’ll them...
the burden of knowing
“How can you get very far,
If you don’t know Who You Are?
How can you do what you ought,
If you don’t know What you’ve Got?
And if you don’t know Which To Do
Of all the things in front of you,
Then what you’ll have when you are through
Is just a mess without a clue
Of all the best that can come true
If you know What and Which and Who.”
(Hoff, B., The Tao of Pooh, 1982 p58)
“I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. But when he, the...”
– John 12:49-50
“The Counsellor… will teach you all things and will remind you of...”
– John 14:26
the great commission
When Christ left the world, He committed his cause to his disciples. ‘Ye… Shall bear witness,’ he told them in the upper room (John 15:27 KJV). ‘You will be my witnesses… To the ends of the earth,’ were his parting words to them at the Mount of Olives, before he ascended (Acts 1:8).
January 2012
33 posts
“We’re all just walking each other home.”
– Ram Dass (via loveyourchaos)
“A child-like man is not a man whose development has been arrested; on the...”
– Aldous Huxley (via nathanielstuart)
“And God will exalt you in due time, if you humble yourselves under his mighty...”
– 1 Peter 5:6-7
“If you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it’s your world for a...”
– Georgia O’Keeffe (via vintage23elfride)
“I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ...”
– Philippians 3:14
“The Lord is my light and salvation; whom shall I fear?”
– Psalms 27:1
“When God is great, our fears are not”
– Max Lucado (Fearless)
“God is light; in him there is no darkness at all”
– 1 John 1:5
“They fell on their face and were greatly afraid. But Jesus came and touched them...”
– Matthew 17:6-7
“Everything will work out in the end. If its not working out, it’s not the...”
– Anon
“Courage is fear that has said its prayers.”
– Fearless (Max Lucado)
Hope
“Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.”
Matthew 24:35
Peace
“Though a host encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war arise against me, yet I will be confident”
- Psalms 27:3
Fine Print of A Contract of Life
Welcome to the post-umbilical cord world. Be advised, however, that human life has been known, in most cases, to result in death. Some individuals have reported experiences with lethal viruses, chemical agents, and/or bloodthirsty terrorists. Birth can also result in fatal encounters with tsunamis, inebriated pilots, road rage, famine, nuclear disaster, and/or PMS. Side effects of living include...
“Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for him to act.”
– Psalms 37:7
2012
You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. -Matthew 24:6
“I am placing a foundation stone in Jerusalem. It is firm, a tested and precious...”
– Isaiah 28:16
Fearless
Some prenatal features went unused before birth. You grew a nose but didn’t breathe. Eyes developed, but could you see? Your tongue, toenails, and crop of hair served no function in your mother’s belly. But aren’t you glad to have them now?
Certain chapters in this life seem s unnecessary, like nostrils on the preborn. Suffering. Loneliness. Disease. Holocausts. Martyrdom....
Change
Embrace it. Accept it. Don’t resist it. Change is not only a part of life; change is a necessary part of God’s strategy. To use us to change the world, he alters our assignments. Gideon: from farmer to general; Mary: from peasant girl to the mother of Christ; Paul: from local rabbi to world evangelist. God transitioned Joseph from a baby brother to an Egyptian prince. He changed David...
“I am leaving you with a gift - peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give the...”
– John 14:27
“Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in...”
– John 14:1,3
Psalm 104
God is the source of “innumerable teeming things, living things both small and great… These all wait for You, that You may give them their food in due season.”
- Fearless (Max Lucado)
December 2011
40 posts
“Command those who are rich in this world’s goods not to be haughty or to...”
– 1 Timothy 6:17-19
“I was wounded for your transgressions. I was beaten that you might have peace.”
– Isaiah 53:5
“Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give...”
– Matthew 6:32
“When they were fed, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, they became...”
– Hosea 13:6
