"Work hard so God can approve you. Be a good worker, one who does not need to be ashamed…" (II Tim 2:15 NLT) My husband loves digging in the dirt. When the first breeze of warm air blows in the springtime, his thoughts turn to growing something. Tools to till the soil...
My boys were playing a game yesterday that they termed "Conditionals." In the game, each player takes a turn offering a longed-for prize to anyone in the game who will accept their condition. Unfortunately, the condition is always on the negative side...For example,...
Today, we come to the concluding part of the series on God of regeneration: Spiritual and Universal Man is only a spirit living inside a tent (1 Cor 5:1/2 Peter 1:3) so more than perishable physical bodies or temporary financial setbacks, one needs to be more...
Cracked from the journey of despair Pouring out with tears that are countless to bear A crack from inception of pain and hurt Choices of others causing heart prints of no worth Waves that crashed against the pot of life Leaving these vessels weary under smite Trials...
If I were You, Lord, I'd be perfect. I wouldn't sin. I'd have no desire to. I wouldn't have to seek forgiveness; I wouldn't need it, if I were You. If I were you, I could climb a mountain; One that reached up to the skies. I'd drink pure water from Heaven's fountain...
To you, Lord, I give my dreams, I give you all that I am. Every part of me is yours, my life is in your hands. Lord, I give you everything that first you gave to me, my gifts, my talents, good and bad, the best and worst of me. You are the Potter, I am the clay. Mold...
Last week, in Lessons from Ezekiel's Temple, Part 6, we discovered that the alcoves or porches in Ezekiel's temple are there to remind us that we do not need to be afraid of anything, because God is our refuge, our shelter from any type of storm that is thrown our...
Last week, in Lessons from Ezekiel's Temple, Part 10D, we discovered that the side rooms reminds us of two important truths: First of all, we must let nothing but the PURE GOSPEL TRUTH enter into our temple hearts, and secondly, they remind us of the richness of the...
Last week, in Lessons from Ezekiel's Temple, Part 12a, we discovered that the reason there is so much emphasis on sacrifices in the descriptions of Ezekiel's temple is because sacrifice is still vitally important for us today. The types of sacrifice have changed, but...
Last week, in Lessons from Ezekiel's Temple, Part 12a, we discovered that God desires our sacrifices, but in order to present them to a pure and holy God, we must make sure that we, as the givers, are also pure. We do so by allowing Jesus' blood to cleanse us, and by...