Awakening
Upon awakening,
why would I descend
to the dictates of an aching body,
the debilitating doubts
drawing downward in my brain,
darting and dancing in my groggy imagination,
wresting momentum from the light, arising?
Why let the gooey, creepy
cobwebs of the dark of night
cling across the doorway of my . . .
Mere Healing
If you think that healing was, to Jesus, merely a symbol of something far greater - like everlasting salvation, think again.
If that's all it was, then He must have believed it was a vital key to open us to the kingdom He brought. Because He insisted that His followers continue to do just what He did and to do even greater . . .
Even Today
Many Christians are certain that God heals the sick, even today.
But they are uncertain that God intends to use their own hands to heal suffering men and women.
Many Christians are certain that God casts out evil spirits, even today.
But they are uncertain that God intends to use their own command of faith to set people free. . . .
Mission Creep
Jesus came with a mission to reveal our Father and God. Peter described it in the simplest terms: God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. Acts 38:10
By His actions Jesus plainly showed God's mercy and . . .
Praying for "Billy"
A man recently told me of his child's serious health problem (“Billy” is used generically). We discussed the matter and I encouraged him to 'pray' over his child. I asked if he'd mind my sending him some useful ideas to bolster his initiative. He welcomed this. So, I sent the following note to him. Perhaps it may benefit your . . .
One Wanna
Because the Lord's Spirit is in you, the way of the Lord - the narrow, living path of the Lord - is also in you. The Holy Ghost leads us in the way of the Lord. He thinks God's thoughts in us because He is, Himself, God.
Our inner Counselor is the revelator and guide, the energy, the desire, and the purpose of God - the . . .
When Legalism Liberates
Grace does not waive our legal offenses. It places them upon the cross where appropriate punishment was enacted.
One who takes lightly his legal offenses, is prone to lightly regard his legal benefits. Our legal benefits in Christ are empowered by grace. Or, we are empowered by grace to apprehend and experience the legal permissions . . .
