Eating God's Word and loving it!
[Photo by KAL VISUALS on Unsplash] By this the Holy Spirit indicates that the way into the sanctuary has not yet been disclosed as long as the first tent is still standing. Hebrews 9:8 NRSV Our first tent is our body of flesh... as long as it stands... we have no way into the sanctuary... The first tent… Continue reading the first tent…
Seeing grace... Receiving grace... Giving grace... Seeing His grace and its work in my life... well... it humbles me to no end... Receiving His grace... a necessary daily practice... The more I receive... the more I see... opportunities to give grace... Yet... moments to share grace are still missed... seen only in the rearview mirror… Continue reading grace upon grace…
"Ask, and it will be given you..." Matthew 7:7 ESV I'm always amazed... in the just writing... how He answers when I ask... This morning... struggling... Where do I start...? Then settling in for my reading through of the gospels... there it is... the place to start... Amazing... and not coincidence... it's just the way He… Continue reading ask and it will be given…
Riding in the car...talking to a loved one...he shared what's been revealed in his heart...Longing... that's the word that seems to fit best...I long to help people who are broken... lost... hurting...but I know I can't... and I'm just paralyzed...I feel wholly inadequate... useless...Listening to his heart...placing my hand on his arm...I said... That's a… Continue reading received gifts…
A day of receiving... everything... just as it came...from inadvertently deleting work...to an unexpected gift...from a possible theft...to blessings of grace...I could have labeled each...good or bad...but today... I found myself...simply... receiving...Lessons of His sovereignty...perhaps they're sinking in...?Or maybe... the practice of...Sabbaths... and communion...are impacting my spirit...?Hmmm...all I know...it feels... a little different...trusting His hand...… Continue reading receiving…
