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Treasuring Jesus is Found in SERVING Him
There are precious promises Jesus gives to those who follow him. Luke 12 has some of the kindest words I could read: 32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom. (Luke 12:32, NIV) These are words that should take our breath away. Our Father is pleased to give us the…
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Thoughts on Revival
“Let our younger men, therefore, make quite sure that they have grasped the genuine mantle of our Elijah’s, and have caught the true vision which inspired us at the beginning—The Vision of the supernatural in Christian experience; the Vision of a Church returning to the New Testament pattern in all things; and, above all, the Vision of Jesus Christ, the…
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You Need a Good Scrubbing
There are times when kids go out to play and you call them in for supper. You look quickly at them as say, “Go wash up.” Mainly, we mean, “Wash your hands.” (Which also means we will check them again when they get to the table and make them REALLY wash their hands.) Then there are times when the kids…
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Wanting Revival Without Repentance
Our American Christianity has a difficult time reading God into bad news. Bad news is usually “our fault.” It’s not God trying to get our attention. “That is not the God I know.” (Or some similar line.) We want the promises without the pain of getting rid of the junk we have in our lives. Reading through the Book of…
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The Response of Silence
As I have been on this Blog Tour with the Common English Bible, I have enjoyed some of the interesting choices in translation. The past few days I have been in the Old Testament, so I am finding a few more word choices that intrigue me. I am reading Tozer’s classic The Pursuit of God and the current chapter is…
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Abraham and Faith
One of my favorite passages is Genesis 15. The faithfulness of God is beautifully and powerfully demonstrated in his interaction with Abram. One of the great verses is v. 6. Again, looking through different translations brings a wider variety of possibility than I imagined. NIV:Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness. CEB:Abram trusted the Lord,…
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Scared Spitless
That means really scared. Habakkuk had that experience. His small book is look inside his prayer journal. At first, he seems pretty ferocious. He’s upset with God. The wicked are getting away with murder, blah, blah, blah. “I’m just going to give God a piece of my mind and see what he does with that!” 2 Lord, how long will…
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Do We Have What It Takes?
5 Those who put their strength in you are truly happy;pilgrimage is in their hearts.6 As they pass through the Baca Valley,they make it a spring of water.Yes, the early rain covers it with blessings.7 They go from strength to strength,until they see the supreme God in Zion. (Psalm 84:5-7, CEB) Life simply overwhelms us. The pace of life crushes…
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The Rewards of Waiting
Hope in the Lord!Be strong! Let your heart take courage!Hope in the Lord! (Psalm 27:14, CEB) No one likes to wait. “Hope” and “wait” are ways to translate the Hebrew word used in Psalm 27:14. The NIV uses “wait.” What is communicated is this: What you’re seeking from God isn’t coming at the click of a mouse. There is a…
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Tenacious Waiting and Our Millisecond Attention Span
I will take my post; I will position myself on the fortress. I will keep watch to see what the Lord says to me and how he will respond to my complaint. (Hab. 2:1, CEB) We often think we are just THE THING when it comes to walking with God. We’re smarter, faster, more “spiritual”… We certainly know better than the…
Category: Spiritual hunger
