Tuesday, November 25, 2008
What is the Church?
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Early Mornings and Alone time
So far he has shown me that I am at a place in my walk that needs a lot of cleaning, but only He can clean the residue from the "stuff" on my feet.
Friday, August 8, 2008
Torn....
Long time No BLog
On with this post....
I am feeling pulled in many different directions right now. I know that someday I will be involved full time in a house of prayer in Sheboygan, but I am not sure where the training will be or the timing.
Trusting God's timing is the hardest best thing to ever be done.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Conveying the flame of God
It is quite possible that you have sung these words… Oh… about a thousand times now, depending on your age and the types of songs used in your church. Have you actually thought about those words that you are singing? These days, it seems like churches all too willingly forget about the passion that God has over each and every member of their congregations. It’s more like we get together to say have ourselves one hour to try to “figure out” what God is saying to us. Don’t get me wrong here, it is good to know what more the passage has to offer to our life as a Christian, but please, please, don’t boil it down to maxims and dogmatically loaded phrases. It is much better that the Bible passages say what they say than to intellectualize them to a pulp. This is the same problem that the prophets had getting the people to listen to them. Here they are, extreme examples of what God wanted from His people, in plain black and white, yet the people of Israel, would ignore the words of the prophet until the time that the prophets words were fulfilled. Then the Israelites would think back and remember the words that God had said through the prophets.
My prayer is that we would consistently remember to thank God, first simply for Who He is, secondly for what He does, and thirdly, for what He allows us to do with our lives: IN THAT ORDER, not the other way around. God simply wants us to partner with Him as he enacts His will in the world. His primary aim is not for us to tell Him how great the things He does are, but that we would love him for who He is.
Monday, March 3, 2008
March Weather
What are the words,
"In like a lion, out like a lamb?"(or vice versa)
What animals are used in this description?
It's interesting to note that these two particular animals are also used in the Bible to refer to Christ, (Lion of Judah, Lamb of God.) Isn't it funny how the God who loves us uses our own weather referencing systems to point us to Him. Even in the times of our life when the days are storming, the days like a lion, we must still remember the fact that Christ is there for us in that very moment. Likewise when things are calm and peaceful in our lives, it is the Lamb of God who paid the price so we can experience that peace in our lives.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Praise the Lord!!!!!!
I still have my old license plate from my old car. As I was looking at it I was prompted by the Spirit to look at Psalm 112, for those were the numbers on my license plate. Here is Psalm 112:
Psalm 112 (New King James Version)
New King James Version (NKJV)
Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.
Psalm 112
The Blessed State of the Righteous
1 Praise the LORD!
Blessed is the man who fears the LORD,
Who delights greatly in His commandments.
2 His descendants will be mighty on earth;
The generation of the upright will be blessed.
3 Wealth and riches will be in his house,
And his righteousness endures forever.
4 Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness;
He is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
5 A good man deals graciously and lends;
He will guide his affairs with discretion.
6 Surely he will never be shaken;
The righteous will be in everlasting remembrance.
7 He will not be afraid of evil tidings;
His heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
8 His heart is established;
He will not be afraid,
Until he sees his desire upon his enemies.
9 He has dispersed abroad,
He has given to the poor;
His righteousness endures forever;
His horn will be exalted with honor.
10 The wicked will see it and be grieved;
He will gnash his teeth and melt away;
The desire of the wicked shall perish.
(passage from www.biblegateway.com )
I am taking this passage for myself and my family. This means that I will be prosperous and blessed. For God is gracious and full of compassion. He is worthy to be praised!!!!!!!!!