Archive | September 2011
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How God Deals with our Lack
Suggested Reading: Mark 8:1-10 This is not exactly what I have planned. I like to plan my blog posts long in advance, and this post was definitely not supposed to be published today. At least not according to my plans. But, God, in His infinite wisdom, will sometimes interrupt our plans with His –or that [...]
The Weapons of Jesus
We cannot defeat the enemy with weapons of which he is the father. He will be a master at their application. He is the father of lies, arrogance, pride, hatred and discord, to name a few. Jesus defeated the enemy with weapons he knew nothing about. Weapons of: truth meekness humility love peace We would [...]
The Most Versatile Blogger Award
I received an unexpected email from Jeffrey Miskell, telling me that he has nominated me for The Most Versatile Blogger Award. I decided to join in the fun and share a few things about me, including a list of 15 blogs I enjoy most. Are you curious as to what this is and how you receive [...]
Stolen Water is Sweet
Suggested Reading: Proverbs 9:13-18 As we journey through life, every human being receives two invitations. One is to follow the ways of Wisdom (which leads to life) and the other to follow the way of fools (which leads to death). The book of Proverbs uses metaphorical language to bring this point across. There are two [...]
When God catches People Off-Guard
Suggested Reading: Isaiah 11:1-5 When we form preconceived ideas of how God must work and through whom He must work, we are in danger of missing Him when He is busy right under our noses. We imagine He must act through people with titles and those who have loudly proclaimed that they are God’s mouthpiece, [...]
Remember Me According to who You are, Lord
Suggested Reading: Psalm 25:6-7 This is a profound prayer by David. It says so much more than meets the eye. He is asking that God thinks of him not according to his sins and rebellious ways, but that God remembers him according to who God is. He says that God is good and if God [...]
