We begin to rot from the roots up when we source ourselves in wrong things. We all too easily find ourselves turning to lesser fountains to quench our thirst: fame, notoriety, wealth, comfort, entertainment, pride, pleasure or power. We start sipping from contaminated sources and the poison leeches up into our systems.
Category: Devotions
to think of Easter crowds and choruses: “He is risen!” How easy it is to worship with the throng on Sunday; especially the high church holidays like Easter and Christmas. How much harder is it to walk the road of repentance toward confession and restoration in a remote location?
Cross-bearing is not a golden icon worn daintily about our neck as we go about our own affairs. Cross-bearing is being seized by the love of God and pressed into service.
What does it look like to earnestly seek the Lord? How do we live wholeheartedly?
“All of Judah rejoiced about the oath because they had sworn it wholeheartedly. They sought God eagerly, and He was found by them. So the Lord gave them rest on every side.” (2 Chronicles 15:15 NIV) Our friends and mentors brought this scripture to intercessory…
When we are heirs, we don’t get to pick and choose what responsibilities and benefits we prefer. Sons and daughters receive the challenges and blessings in equal stride.
When we resist God’s salvation offer, we invite the worst the enemy has to offer into our lives. He sets up ramps against us, readies himself to do battle on every side and sees fit to destroy us completely. But what happens when we surrender first to a loving God and gracious Savior?
This scripture skips across a couple hundred cell towers and into my heart. “He gently leads those that have young.” This isn’t just a promise for the young, but for those who have young. What comfort!