No One on the Planet Like You
There is no one on the planet who is loved more than you.
There is no one on the planet with more opportunity than you to live by faith - to access the riches of the Kingdom of Heaven. For our God is no respecter of persons.
There is no one on the planet to whom Jesus has given more of Himself, than to you - everything , all . . .
Sparks and Flames
Remember that your little ones
Are not only lit and warmed
But are ignited
By the sparks that fly
From the flames that flicker in your soul.
Which sparks catch fire inside them?
Which flames burn bright and strong?
Those, we pray, that roll and rage
That rise in furious love,
In roaring faith,
. . .
Found Yourself, Didja?
When at last you find yourself
you’ll notice
how little of this glorious discovery
you can see
of things you created,
accomplished, or contributed
apart from the gifts and graces,
investments and sacrifices
of the many who sowed into your life.
This grand monument overwhelms,
obstructs self . . .
Battering Lambs
Battering Lambs
Led to the slaughter
Destroying the works of the enemy
Carried in the arms of Jesus
Strong in His mighty strength
Meek yet unconquerable
Humble
Fearless
Bold
Relentless
Always treading the path of triumph
Over time
Over grave
Hidden
In Christus Victor
Battering . . .
"Dear God, I'm Just Not That Into You"
"Dear God, I'm just not that into You." Could you imagine hearing such words rising up into your thoughts? Would you dare speak them from your own mouth? And yet our daily activities are a megaphone many times louder than those ‘secret’ dialogs blabbing in our souls.
Our behavior is the megaphone under which all other . . .
Hideous Aspersions
What hideous aspersions are heaped upon the Lord of Life, our Father forever and ever, when in the deep of our hearts we harbor and give audience to the notion that He places demands, burdens, and stipulations upon us that we cannot bear. By so doing we continuously disqualify ourselves from the boundless riches of His love and blessings - . . .
Jesus' Center
Self Revelation
Can we get this? As if it is possible to miss . . .
In wrapping up His discussion about how He and the Father interact, and the appropriate attitude needed to foster that interaction
. . . and, so no one in any world could ever be left guessing, Jesus makes perhaps the most profound self-revelatory statement ever spoken:
. . .