After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, "Abraham!" And he said, "Here I am." He said, "Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you."… Continue reading tests of faith…
Category: sacrifice
suffering…
For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him... that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death... Philippians 3:8-10 ESV The world… Continue reading suffering…
love like Him…
"This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you." --Jesus John 15:12 ESV We are called to... love like Him... As I write these words... I remember the acronym for being HOLY... Hope-full Obedient Love like Him You are chosen… live like it… Part of pursing holiness... is learning to love… Continue reading love like Him…
written on the heart…
...declares the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. Jeremiah 31:33 ESV His law... written on the heart... how does this happen...? It happens... when we recognize and receive... His fulfilling of the law... through love... He loves us first... But God demonstrates his own love… Continue reading written on the heart…
sacrifice…
Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving... Psalm 50:14 ESV Giving thanks... it seems it should be a joy... until you recognize what's at the heart of every... Thank You... A sacrifice... Thanksgiving means we lay down pride... and all delusions of self-sufficiency... We must concede... all we have and all we are... is from Him...… Continue reading sacrifice…