What I Have . . .
Freely you received, freely give
For God, who said, “Light shall shine out of darkness,” is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
We have this treasure in earthen vessels - that the excellency of the power may be of God and not of us.
2 Cor.4:6
What do we have? We may readily . . .
God Keeps Calling Us Names
Chosen, holy and dearly loved . . .
Paul, by the Spirit, addresses the household of faith thusly:
Therefore, as GOD'S CHOSEN PEOPLE, HOLY and DEARLY LOVED. Col. 3:12a
And Peter writes: But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR GOD'S OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of . . .
Over the Top
"I will never stop doing them good."
A young daddy stood gazing at his new baby as she nursed. He filled up with emotions he'd not felt before. His wife never looked so adorable, his baby stunned him with wonder. He recalled lines from a poem by George McDonald,
"Where did you come from, baby dear?
Out of the everywhere, into the here."
. . .
Free to Move About the Kingdom
The Law of the Spirit of Life
The law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus has set us free from, the law of sin and death.
Having exerted inestimable power to obliterate and thereby free us FROM such a voracious monster, have we considered what we have been set free TO?
That same law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus now flows with . . .
Not Magic, Miraculous
A Promising Process
Remember as kids how we'd ask each other what we'd do if we had three wishes? For a moment we pretended there were no limits - that we could have anything. Our imaginations lit up.
One said, "I'd wish for an airplane."
"I'd want an army of my own," said another.
Then some smarty pants sage . . .
