excel in this act of grace…

Grace – the final frontier… Is grace really all it is about? If we could be gracious and merciful giving to everyone as we have been given, no hold on strike that. Giving more grace and mercy to everyone around us than we have been given. That is what Paul tells the Corinthians in theContinue reading “excel in this act of grace…”

fear the Lord

Moses said to him, “As soon as I have gone out of the city, I will stretch out my hands to the LORD. The thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know that the earth is the LORD’s. But as for you and your servants, I know thatContinue reading “fear the Lord”

Why?

Have you seen the commercial recently where the little boy is following a man around and asking him why about everything… and finally at the end of the commercial we discover that this boy is not the son of the man but asking him these questions because of the intelligence the man has because of the type of carContinue reading “Why?”

Boast in your greatness…

See with what large letters I am writing to you with my own hand. It is those who want to make a good showing in the flesh who would force you to be circumcised, and only in order that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. For even those who are circumcisedContinue reading “Boast in your greatness…”

see but not perceive…

Today we have the parable of the sower from Mark 4:1-20 and Jesus explanation of this to the disciples. At one point Jesus says that he teaches in parables so that those outside the circle “may indeed see but not perceive, and may indeed hear but not understand, lest they should turn and be forgiven.” This is an interesting reason, wouldn’tContinue reading “see but not perceive…”

Out of the depths…

Psalm 130 is the appointed psalm for today. And it begins, “Out of the depths I cry…” Have you ever felt like you were so far away from God that you didn’t what to do? That you were in the depths of Sheol, or worse? “What can I do, everything is crumbling around me and noContinue reading “Out of the depths…”

even the depths of God

When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did not come proclaiming the mystery of God to you in lofty words or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified. And I came to you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling. My speech and my proclamation were not withContinue reading “even the depths of God”

for those who are in Christ Jesus

“There is therefore now no condemnation” are comforting words used by Paul to start the 8th chapter of the epistle to the Roman’s… They are comforting.  Now there is no condemnation.  There is no condemning of us any more. But hold on there is a catch the no condemnation is only for those who are in ChristContinue reading “for those who are in Christ Jesus”

so I send you…

John 20 19 When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you.’ 20After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side.Continue reading “so I send you…”

Dry Bones Past 2… (A different take)

A wonderful song that I forgot about but just heard again… May we all be filled with the Spirit Wind!