To follow Jesus faithfully entails a consistent development of our deepest loves, to train ourselves to adopt an unswerving loyalty to Kingdom values and to delight in all that God approves - D.A Carson Lord God, we thank you that you have brought us into your kingdom and that Jesus calls us to follow him.... Continue Reading →
The need to dethrone ourselves when in prayer.
How much control do you like to have when you come to God in prayer? We often talk about how much we trust or don't trust God in our daily lives, we sing songs about trusting God at Church and there are plenty of books about what it means to put our trust in God... Continue Reading →
Prayer, what would Jesus do?
But Jesus would often slip away to the wilderness and pray - Luke 5:16After he had sent the crowds away, he went up on the mountainside by himself to pray, and when it was evening he was there alone - Matthew 14:23In the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the... Continue Reading →
Without it, we would waste away
https://youtu.be/rMAxed2cOdk Lord, the feelings are not the same, I guess I'm older, I guess I've changed. And how I wish it had been explained, that as your growing you must remember, that nothing last's, except the Grace of God, by which I stand, In Jesus. I know that I would surely fall away, except for... Continue Reading →
A prayer for you this week – And until the end of all things
My prayer for you comes from 1 Peter 4:7-10 Peter is writing to encourage the scattered Church, to those who have had a rough time due to persecution. But his words from the above scripture are just as relevant today as they were back then. We have no idea the hour of Christ's return, but... Continue Reading →
God’s forgiveness – a gift to share with others
We cannot receive the mercy and forgiveness of God unless we repent, and we cannot claim to have repented of our sins if we are unmerciful towards the sins of others. Nothing moves us to forgive like the sense of wonder that we have ourselves been forgiven, Nothing proves more clearly that we have been... Continue Reading →
Spiritual food for thought – Check your appetite
If we are truly hungering and thirsting after righteousness we shall not only avoid things that we know to be bad and harmful, we shall even avoid things that tend to dull or take the edge off our spiritual appetites. There are so many things like that, things that are quite harmless in themselves and... Continue Reading →
Broken judgement doesn’t satisfy
Are you being treated unfairly? Whether by a brother or sister in Christ or by a non Christian. And are feeling the sting of it which is causing you to seek your own justice. You know, making notes to use at a perfect time, building up the verbal arsenal to let them have it and... Continue Reading →
When your weapon is being poor in spirit…
There is a conflict that doesn't exist until a person is born again. A war that the world has no interest in preparing Christians for, but ensures the struggle is invisible until we enter the Kingdom of God. Because of the above reality, its important for us in the Body of Christ to be aware... Continue Reading →
Spiritual Food for thought – Seeing God in the mundane
"It is unlikely that we will deepen our relationship with God in a casual or haphazard manner. There will be a need for some intentional commitment and some reorganization in our own lives. But there is nothing that will enrich our lives more than a deeper and clearer perception of Gods presence in the routine... Continue Reading →
Doubledgedsword Devotions 