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I hope that today was a glorious reminder of what Jesus has done for you today. I pray that you are reminded of God’s salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.
If things still look dead in your life, if you are barely hanging on, recall that God was able to bring life from death. He did it through His Son, Jesus. And He does it daily with each one of us who is trusting in Christ.
Our hope is resurrected because Jesus lives! And I don’t just mean in some grand scheme kind of way. I mean it personally, too. Because our Lord lives, we have access to the same power that raised the Savior back to life. And that means we live, too!
Did you know that you have eternal life right now if you profess Jesus as your Lord and Savior? It doesn’t happen when you get to heaven. You have full access to life and life abundantly right now.
I am grateful that though we sometimes walk through valleys, we go through hard places, we slip into pits, God comes to life us up and out. He is the Lifter of our Head. He is our confidence and strength. He is our Deliverer.
Did you know that ground that has been trampled on continuously over time takes both patience and passion to come alive again?
That concept was on a sign at the base of the trail I had just finished hiking out here in the desert valley. It was meant to spark a spirit of conservation among fellow park participants like me. But I saw it more in spiritual terms.
Do you feel like your life and your heart have been trampled on this year by unwelcome trespassers? Do you sense an erosion in your soul as people have ripped through the pathway to your spirit? Do you wonder when the broken ground in your life will be fruitful again—if ever?
I know I do, and I am guessing many of you do as well. Read the rest of this entry »
Since I have been out in the desert, there have been some Bible verses that have really been speaking to my soul. It seems God is teaching me something about the hard ground of people’s hearts and the importance of the life-giving nature of the Lord in a desolate place.
I like to hike on weekends to this peak not far from where I live to unwind and enjoy God’s beautiful backyard before the weather gets too hot.
And on this one particular Saturday afternoon, one verse really came to mind as I was trying to find sure footing on the way down the steep, rocky mountain. Instinctively, I knew to look for sections where there were immovable rocks, rather than trying to put all my weight on shifting pebbles and loose rocks. Read the rest of this entry »
Why is it we can get all teary-eyed when we see two wonderful people pledge to love each other through good times and bad at a traditional wedding ceremony – with these famous last words, “For richer, for poorer; in sickness and in health” – yet somehow we often don’t translate those same vows to the relationship we are meant to have with our Bridegroom Jesus in our walk of faith?
When things go wrong, instead of sticking it out or standing up for our Beloved, we tend to blame, pull away, and throw in the towel. We think, Yes, Lord, I will follow You no matter what. But when sickness comes and stays for a prolonged season, we can often distance ourselves from the One who can truly help us. Read the rest of this entry »
God has a way of surprising us, doesn’t He?
Just when you think you know why He has called you to go somewhere and do a certain predetermined thing, God comes in with His own agenda. It can be arresting, certainly, especially for those of us who would consider ourselves planners. It also can be delightful – enough to bring tears of thanksgiving when we let God have His way with us.
I had one of those moments recently while attending the CLASS Christian Writers Conference out at the (Holy) Ghost Ranch, in Abiquiu, New Mexico, as a workshop leader and as one of the singers on the nightly worship team, led by the beautiful and talented Melodie Griffin. Read the rest of this entry »
I have been thinking a lot about Old Testament Abraham and his original call from God when he was called Abram. It’s written done in the book of Genesis chapter 12.
“The LORD had said to Abram, “Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you” (Genesis 12:1, NIV).
What follows is God’s famous promise to make Abraham into a great nation: what many biblical scholars refer to as the Abrahamic covenant.
Abraham’s response is simple: “So Abram left, as the LORD had told him . . . ” (Genesis 12:4, NIV).
When we read this Scripture passage, we can quickly forget that God left out a lot of details about Abram’s transition– that is, until we are facing our own call to a new land. Read the rest of this entry »
I was chatting with my sister yesterday evening by phone, and we got on the subject of God and faith and our relationship with the Lord. I was trying to encourage her during those times when we don’t know what God is doing in our lives. And somewhere in that conversation, the Lord ended up encouraging me.
For some reason, I thought about the prodigal son, that familiar parable we read about in the Bible. And I reminded my sister that though we as Christians know how all those Bible stories end, the folks who actually lived those stories had no clue how the road of faith would bend before them. They didn’t know how long they would have to wait for their breakthrough. Read the rest of this entry »
