Under Your Tree
Instructions on the Tag
There's the package under your tree. It's wrapped in plain brown paper and tied with a wide red ribbon. The tag says, "Open Me. I'm Yours."
It's been under your tree all your life, even before you were born. Actually, everybody has the same package under their trees.
I'm going to spoil it for . . .
Define "Good News"
Doing merely what any ordinary man can do cannot rightly bear witness to the power and glory of heaven - that exceptionally distinctive difference the indwelling Christ brings. The arm of flesh (man), is simply that – the best man can do. If that were adequate, why would Jesus forbid His disciples from proclaiming Him until they were endued . . .
Great Grief
Many who have vehemently argued to suppress Jesus's mandated manifestations of the Holy Spirit, while feigning regard for the sovereignty of God, will someday grieve at how they've thwarted the very power essential to His sovereignly appointed means for communicating that Gospel they sought to defend.
A Little Child Shall Lead Them
When we see a child or any human being beyond the age of two that is not walking we say, "something is wrong." We pursue every possible option to rectify that situation.
When, after a year or two, we see children born of the Spirit of God that do not show works like the Christ who abides in them, we should declare, . . .
Far-Fetched
What I say to you today is far-fetched. You'll actually have to go really, really far to fetch it. Just got to ask you, is there actually anything that we possess by faith that isn't far-fetched to our natural eyes? Far-fetched means you've got to go a long way to get it. It's out of reach.
But what men call 'out . . .
Dear Young Husbands and Fathers
On this, the 5th day of a 7-day fast, I've been moving about in the ordinary activities of the day. Thoughts like these have risen and ruminated inside me . . .
Don't be cautious. Let down your guard in the Lord's presence, that the words I write may land in the deepest places of your spirit and soul. These are a . . .
