The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. Psalm 23:1 ESV I’m currently wrestling with some wants… Feeling like I have needs going unmet… Not physical… but spiritual… emotional… But He says… if He is my Shepherd… I shall not want for anything… Thus the wrestling… spirit vs flesh… What I perceive as need……… Continue reading no wants…
And Moses built an altar and called the name of it, The Lord is My Banner… Exodus 17:15 ESV Every battle needs a banner… a rallying point… a visible reminder of what the fight is for… [Photo by Jen Theodore on Unsplash] Even the battles on the field of sports… need a banner… [Photo by Briana Tozour on Unsplash] The call…… Continue reading He is our Banner…
And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, for this is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. …” Matthew 26:27-28 ESV A waking dream… began with a black framed…… Continue reading pressed…
Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When he appeared in human form, he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a…… Continue reading limited…
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it. …” Matthew 16:24-25 ESV Following Jesus… requires… denying self… or in…… Continue reading no good time to die…
The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. 1Corinthians 2:14 ESV Talking about faith… to the spiritually dead… is like trying to talk to a blind person about color… They… just……… Continue reading waiting… while He orchestrates…
Reading the gospel according to Mark… he starts with the beginning of the good news about Jesus… In his words… I see the reflection of every Believer’s walk as we follow the One who is Good News… Repentance… Baptism… Temptation in the wilderness… What’s next…? Fellowship… a community of commonality of purpose and direction… Read Mark 1:14-20 with…… Continue reading following in fellowship…
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save…… Continue reading dead wood…
OK… In a week that’s already been FULL.. and it’s only Wednesday… next things being left undone each day… I’m feeling a bit crazy… With the list of to-do’s still undone… I begin something new…! Something that’s been brewing for years… perhaps even a decade… the original inspiration is undated… So what’s up with that…?…… Continue reading breezy day…
A teaching in worship this morning… PHOTOGRAPHY = writing with light photo… light… graphy… writing… And he talked about the theology in photography… Jesus said… “As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” John 9:5 ESV Jesus is the Light… And we are His representatives… His ambassadors… He…… Continue reading Light… writing…
