The challenge for every generation is to recognize how God wants to move – how God is moving – and accept, follow and cooperate with what he is doing.
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Driven into the wilderness
HIGHLIGHT Mark 1:12 (ESV): 12 The Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. EXPLAIN Mark is describing the beginning of Jesus’ ministry. Immediately after being baptized by John, the Spirit drove him into the wilderness. Mark clearly states that Satan tempted Jesus. And he notes that Jesus fasted 40 […]
They lost their Bible!
One wonders how God’s people could be his people and seek after him without having God’s Law to guide them.
The Way is Downward
Following Jesus and being part of his kingdom is not about perks, status, power, or position. The way of the King is down, not up.
Stop talking… and listen!
It is not necessarily wrong to want to continue to bask in God’s special presence. But it is not necessarily helpful. Life is not lived only on the mountaintop.
What kind of reward do you seek?
Salvation is by grace through faith. We do not gain heaven by our good deeds. Yet there is a reward according to our deeds.
God can make windows in heaven
When we look at our situation and take stock of our resources, we have reason to despair. But with God, impossibilities become possible.
What do you have?
Sometimes we think we have very little to offer God. But God can take our little and use it for his glory.