What is the one perfect thing we can ask of the Lord? To sit in His presence!
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Relationship
Looking Beneath the Surface
You may think you know… But do you really?
You Want Me to … Fast? You’ve GOT to be Joking!
So what possible good can it do to fast?
Lenten Devotions: Looking for Jesus
"But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about this,...
Learning to Pray
"Your Father knows what you need before you ask Him. (Matthew 6:8 NKJ) "One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, 'Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.'” (Luke 11:1NIV) I was researching...
Lenten Devotions: Creepy
"When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had long desired to see Him ... So he questioned Him at some length, but He made no answer. ... And Herod with his soldiers treated Him with contempt and mocked Him. Then, arraying Him in splendid clothing, he sent Him...
Doing? Or Being Still?
"Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." (Matthew 11:28 ESVUK)The last year has been a productive time for me. I have managed to fulfil many of the tick boxes mentally listed, partly because I have had the family at home to embolden...
The Secret to God’s Blessings
"The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor." (Proverbs 22:9 NIV)Just what is this verse saying, really?If you take it at face value, it is easy enough to understand it as thus: If you want to be blessed, you must be...
Hearing
"Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'" (John 14:6 ESV) In my laissez-faire relationship with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, I sometimes find myself becoming passive, content with...
Lenten Devotions: Bringing Jesus Home
After this He went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And He said to him, "Follow Me." And leaving everything, he rose and followed Him. And Levi made Him a great feast in his house, and there was a large company of tax collectors and...