Glorify God
A reflection on prayer, seeking God’s presence, and aligning our requests with His glory, purpose, and praise.
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The reality of the kingdom
The Sermon on the Mount teaches us the reality of the Kingdom of Heaven, and as citizens of this kingdom our relationships are changed. Instead of self-righteousness, we will actually experience life as we are covered by the righteousness of God through faith. God’s righteousness changes how we view, think about and live our lives in…
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Your best judgment
The Sermon on the Mount over and over addresses the issue of self-righteousness. There is a constant refrain of us getting out of our own way in order to see, think, react and live lives towards God in such a way that we embody the image in which we are created, the image of God. Adam…
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Whatever the cost
Taking a stand can come at a cost. Yet, not taking a stand always comes with a greater cost. I mentioned the three young men in Babylon in this morning’s sermon. They knew it could cost them their very lives, yet this was not too high a price to them for honoring and worshipping God. …
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Body and soul
There are no unimportant parts in the human body. Every single one has a purpose and role to play.
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Say yes to God
When traveling to an unknown or unfamiliar location, directions are essential. Thomas, in John 14, told Jesus they didn’t know the way to where He was going. Jesus assured him that He, Himself was the way the truth and the life. To be called “Christian” is to be a signpost to the way of grace found only…
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Approaching prayer
What is your approach to preparing your heart and mind for prayer, for conversation with God? How is it that you still your mind, focus your thoughts, order your mind to approach the throne of grace? Sometimes there isn’t time! Sometimes we find ourselves in desperation and our approach is a simple “Oh Lord, help!” …
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The power of prayer
Yesterday we looked at the Model Prayer, commonly called the Lord’s Prayer. There is nothing wrong in praying these very words. I would, however, caution anyone from allowing the repetition of words to make us so familiar with them that the words roll off our tongues but fail to impact our hearts and minds. There are many…
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His will be done
“Seek you first the kingdom of God . . .” is found at Matthew 6:33. This is the antidote to the worry that disturbs our sleep, causes blood pressure to rise, ruins relationships and makes life miserable in so many ways. We must remember that we are pilgrims and sojourners (1 Peter 2:11) living, loving…
