Heirs of God

A wise and loving parent, as our Father God is, would never bestow unfathomable wealth upon an immature and therefore untrustworthy son or daughter. That parent would first see to the maturation of the potential heir and to the development of character, as our Father God does, taking careful note of their response to training, … Continue reading →

Prayer

As often as it takes I return to You, again and again I return to You. “Let us search and try our ways and turn again to the Lord.” (Lamentations 3,v40) I love the sound of your name, Jesus. I love to say your name. Not only do I love to say your name, but … Continue reading →

Longest Journey

(A Pilgrim plods all the way across the stage with a large backpack or sack over his back toward another person on the far edge of the stage. When the traveler finally arrives exhausted in front of the second person, the following dialogue occurs.) – I’ve come a far, far distance to finally speak to … Continue reading →

To Separate the Inseparable

A young father was a teacher in an institution that gave him his summers free.  He was glad about this because it gave him more time with his wife and five year old son.  During the summer his son and he were inseparable.  He took his son almost everywhere he went, whether it was on … Continue reading →

Bedtime Blessing

With the best of intentions I was reading my wife a bedtime Blessing from the Apostle Peter. “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to His abundant mercy has forgotten us again unto a lively hope…” whoops, excuse me, I mean “has BEGOTTEN us again unto a lively hope…” … Continue reading →

Where Boldness Begins

If we will use the boldness that Scripture tells us we already have to enter the Holy of Holies by the Blood of Jesus (Hebrews 10 v19) then we will find that we also will demonstrate a boldness before the men and women of this world wherever that boldness is needed.  Having shown a boldness … Continue reading →

Rouse to the Reality

We are not just to wake up, but to rouse to the reality around us. We are not just to drop the works of darkness, but to wholeheartedly fling them away to such a distance that they cannot be conveniently retrieved. We are not just to fling away darkness, we are to put on light, … Continue reading →

The Spirit and the Bride

The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come, Lord Jesus!” The Bride is filled with the Holy Spirit which is like saying the Bride is filled with a holy longing for the return of her beloved Groom.  The Holy Spirit longs for the Return of Jesus Christ to the earth to establish Heaven on earth. The … Continue reading →

Ex Nihilo vs Ad Nihilo

Our Creator God is sometimes referred to as having created ex nihilo, which means that God created something out of nothing. That is to be distinguished from”creating”something out of materials already present.(It would be more accurate to call that “inventing”.) The Bible tells us that the enemy of our souls is a thief who comes … Continue reading →

The Crush

(Person craning his neck to look at someone in the distance. Someone notices him.) What are you doing? Oh, nothing. No, I saw you straining to see someone or something there in the distance. Someone. Someone you know? Barely, she wouldn’t know me. Oh? She only seems to know remarkable people, you know, talented or … Continue reading →