“Woke up this a.m. with the feeling very strong — I belong to Someone to whom I owe devotion. Recalled early love and the joyous sense of being not my own, but of belonging to someone who loved me completely.” — Dorothy Day, from The Reckless Way of Love
Category: Prayer
Hearing the voice of the Lord
There are phrases that capture my imagination from time to time in my reading. This one takes my breath away this morning:
“…we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire.” — Deuteronomy 5:24
We want the JOY of deliverance, but not the PRICE
I am working my way through Exodus currently and in Chapter 5 there is this thought that comes to me: We hear a word of “DELIVERANCE” or “FREEDOM” and think, “It must be NOW!”
Continue reading “We want the JOY of deliverance, but not the PRICE”Regaining the power of the Church
The rebukes of Jesus to his disciples constantly challenge me. I am especially challenged when he points out their “little faith” or “no faith.”
In Matthew 17, after Jesus has come down from the transfiguration event, the disciples have been confronted with a situation they can’t handle. The trouble they have is they experienced the spiritual battle with demons before and had cast out demons, but now this particular situation wasn’t working out the same.
Continue reading “Regaining the power of the Church”Echo Chambers and the American Church
My daily reading takes me through four major portions of Scripture each day. One of my Old Testament readings this month has been a journey through Jeremiah. This has ignited my thinking once again into a long process the Lord has taken me through over the past 3 or so years I’ve called “Living in Babylon.” This is something that was a bit dormant in my spirit last year, but it is flaming into fire again this year.
Continue reading “Echo Chambers and the American Church”Re-evaluating “Living in Babylon”
Over the past week I have been trying to slow down my thoughts and put into motion what I needed to have written 3-4 years ago. It’s been a vision and word that has been urgent, but I’ve been timid. I preached on it and was ignored. That happens all the time anyway, so I went on. Yet, my own spirit knew this was not something to just set aside. It was something that needed prayer and writing and warning.
Continue reading “Re-evaluating “Living in Babylon””God anticipates our relationship
Psalm 5:3 (NIV): In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice;
in the morning I lay my requests before you
and wait expectantly.
The Lord waits for us in anticipation. Life is built on relationships, and the Lord is anticipating our waking up so he can communicate with us.
Build a life of intercession. Build a life of communication with God. He can’t wait!
