A life on fire demands attention. So often in our society, people burn down for all the wrong reasons: sin devastates their lives on screens while the world watches. But a burning bush that doesn’t burn out? That is something altogether different, something worth watching.
Tag: holiness
Shame is the apparel of the enemy – it’s how he identifies his own. It’s part of his indoctrination. Hitler issued brownshirts and Satan issues shame. And shedding the enemy’s attire takes effort; it takes time and it requires the power of God in our frame.
This woman wanted what we all want: consecration without concentration, closeness without concerted effort.
Jude’s introduction reminds us that our lives are to be framed out primarily by two titles: servant and sibling.
I wonder, what if we could see as God sees? If a prophet climbed the hill overlooking our story and got a God-picture, what would it be? I suspect His hopes for us as believers are very much like the Israelites: that we would be a people set apart for His purpose.
“Sin is always looking for another participant. Our enemy endlessly seeks to incite us, to pull is in to the vortex of trespass swirling about us. It’s an ongoing challenge to hold our tongue in this season of pandemic, politics and rampant cancel culture. Sometimes the holist thing we can do is keep silent.”
Confession is an important discipline in the life of the believer.
Mary didn’t understand but she was more than willing to obey.