When we become convinced that our God wants to feed us where we are most hungry and thirsty and will pour out into and over us every spiritual blessing, we will begin to see the world with God’s eyes.
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We’re invited to bring about the kingdom of God
And then the gifts of the Spirit will be poured all over and into that tiny, tiny, tiny shoot and blossom. The effects, though, are what is astounding.
Continue readingHow beautiful the feet
Our feet carry us, and they are the first step in allowing us to be able to be bearers of the word and give that word to others.
Continue readingIf you listen to the devil and become evil, expect a story of woe
The devil is everywhere and he is a mess! And if you listen to the devil and become evil, then expect a story of woe.
Continue readingAre we ready always to receive, to drink of ‘life-giving waters’?
Imagine being a people who can “see, hear, feel the kingdom of God” in ordinary things and people around them. Do we “long to see and hear”?
Continue readingWe pray that Jesus and the Father help us to discover the power of relationship
Help us to discover the power of relationship — the power of love, the power of walking hand in hand with our God, the power of brother, sister, mother, father, cousin, neighbor, friend.
Continue readingWe must learn the humble walk with God
Of course, to “get it”, no doubt, we must learn the “humble walk with God.” And the proof that we “got it” is that we will surely learn “to do the right and to love goodness.”
Continue readingFrom Isaiah to today, God continues to call and to anoint
Like Isaiah and the apostles who said yes, are we ready to say yes? Not to fit in, but to stand out and become prophetic, Gospel, and kingdom people of God!
Continue readingGod — although so above and beyond — somehow mixes in
The promises proclaim that God’s Spirit would somehow mix in — into, over, under, and through — every thought and action of us.
Continue readingJesus empowers us to be the best of the best of the best
Now here we must encounter the word, not just hear it or understand it with our brains. We must encounter the word. It must mix with our hearts and souls and transform.
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