Saturday, January 26, 2019

Jesus, A Barrier Breaking Savior

I worship a savior, Jesus, that started a worship revolution by blasting through gender, racial and ethical barriers. 

 We Christians could learn a thing or two from how Jesus interacted with the Samaritan woman at the well, an individual from a gender viewed culturally as lesser, from a mixed race perceived to be untouchable, living in an immoral situation between husbands & boyfriends. 

 But Jesus invited her to become a worshipper of God...Who did you stick your nose up at this week?

Friday, January 18, 2019

Bible Cross-References


This is such an amazing display of God's Word. A friend of mine shared this online, and the original posting is linked below. 

This is a graphical representation of the Bible’s cross- references. The bar graph along the bottom represents all of the chapters in the Bible, with number of verses represented by length. (See Psalm 119!?). Books alternate in color. Each of the Bible’s 63,779 cross references is represented by an arc. The color of the arc reflects the distance between the two chapters. It’s easy to see… the end was known from the beginning, and the beginning is reflected in the end. The threads of God’s tapestry weave it all together.



Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Don't Let Discouragement Get You Down


There will always, and I mean ALWAYS, be people who tell you that you aren’t good enough, they will belittle you, overlook you and talk down to you. They are not who holds the keys to your future, they are not who has called you and equipped you for such a time as this. Seeking wise counsel is valuable, but don’t listen to everyone who gives you their “expert” opinion. When God lays something on your heart, follow His lead and allow Him to guide you through this thing until completion. 

“And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” 
- Galatians‬ ‭6:9‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Prayer is a Radical Act...

I was reading on prayer this afternoon and could not get past this powerful quote from theologian Henri Nouwen who said, 

"We want to move closer to God, the source and goal of our existence, but at the same time we realize that the closer we come to God the stronger will be His demand to let go of the many "safe" structures we have built around ourselves. Prayer is such a radical act because it requires us to criticize our world's way of being in the world, to lay down our old selves and accept our new self, which is Christ... prayer therefore is the act of dying to all that we consider to be our own and of being born to a new existence which is not of this world."

This certainly puts our "shopping list" and "symptom manipulation" prayers into a new light...

Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Take Courage, There is a Yes in our hearts!

This is a powerful time of worship that I cannot stop listening to, just had to share with anyone who stopped by to read today's post, btw, Happy New Year!

 This is “Take Courage” from the album “Every Nation” from Lindy Conant! We are living in days of great harvest and outpouring! As you listen to this song, I am praying that you are FILLED with courage for what God is doing all across the earth! Lift up your voice! Jesus is alive!