1.) Had an awesome Christmas trip up to South Carolina. I love my family and especially my nephews...so cute.
2.) Acts 6:8
"...Stephen, a man full of God's grace and power..."
What a statement. This is my prayer for my own life.
3.)"All glory, honor, power is yours, Amen"
Monday, December 28, 2009
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Lately...
Just some stuff that's going on lately...
I completed the Act111.org training. I have to say, it was helpful and simple and challenging. If you don't know what it's about, take 5 minutes to visit: www.act111.org
Great time this morning with some guys I do life with. I like seeing how God and His Spirit work in people differently and individually. It's an encouragement to my own faith to hear about the work of God in other people's lives.
Been thinking about this verse lately.
John 1:16 "From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another."
Everything we have that is good (food, drink, shelter, friends, family, a car, hobbies etc..) we're able to enjoy because of the grace of Jesus. All good things are meant as a taste of the goodness of God and are meant to drive us back to God as the only One that satisfies.
Thinking of and praying for friends who are lost today.
I completed the Act111.org training. I have to say, it was helpful and simple and challenging. If you don't know what it's about, take 5 minutes to visit: www.act111.org
Great time this morning with some guys I do life with. I like seeing how God and His Spirit work in people differently and individually. It's an encouragement to my own faith to hear about the work of God in other people's lives.
Been thinking about this verse lately.
John 1:16 "From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another."
Everything we have that is good (food, drink, shelter, friends, family, a car, hobbies etc..) we're able to enjoy because of the grace of Jesus. All good things are meant as a taste of the goodness of God and are meant to drive us back to God as the only One that satisfies.
Thinking of and praying for friends who are lost today.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
The message and the messenger...
Acts 2:38-39
38And Peter said to them, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself."
I love this passage in Acts. The Promise to Israel and to the world has sent His Spirit down upon a group of people and called them to light the way of hope in a world of darkness. And immediately that's what Peter starts doing. Speaking the words of God as He called people to Himself.
What grabs me is that thousands of years later God is still offering the promise to those whom He chooses and He still offers it through those who are filled with His Spirit.
He is the message and the messenger and we, the humble vessel.
38And Peter said to them, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself."
I love this passage in Acts. The Promise to Israel and to the world has sent His Spirit down upon a group of people and called them to light the way of hope in a world of darkness. And immediately that's what Peter starts doing. Speaking the words of God as He called people to Himself.
What grabs me is that thousands of years later God is still offering the promise to those whom He chooses and He still offers it through those who are filled with His Spirit.
He is the message and the messenger and we, the humble vessel.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009
Stavesacre
A lyric from my favorite song of theirs
"Sovereign stillness whispers trust in me...Keep waiting, I'll be right on time"
"Sovereign stillness whispers trust in me...Keep waiting, I'll be right on time"
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
What satisfies you?
John 4:13-14 "Jesus answered, "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, 14but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
What "water" am I drinking over and over again? What temporary pleasures am I pursuing in hopes of being satisfied?
The problem isn't necessarily doing stuff. What I mean is, it isn't wrong to go fishing or skateboarding or go hang out with friends or whatever it is that you enjoy doing. No, it's not wrong to do those things. It's wrong to look to them for my satisfaction. It's wrong to look at these gifts and not pursue the God who gives us taste buds and sports and sunshine and delicious, delicious sweet tea.
Romans 8:32 "Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else?"
I have blessing after blessing from God. But I have been guilty of pursuing those blessings and trying to find my satisfaction in them. I think I'm probably still guilty of that.
God what I want is You. Make my desires for You and You only. On my own I wander off in pursuit of all kinds of silly stuff, when all that satisfies is You. I'm sorry. Forgive me for replacing You. For forgetting that all these gifts only serve as a taste of how good You are. Thank You most of all for Your Son. I pray that within me would well up such a satisfaction in You that my heart would cease to search anywhere else. Lay hold of me and don't let go, Father. Open my eyes to see Your glory and Your worth.
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