Glory for accessibility
God allows no one to stand between us and saving faith in Christ. No one can rule over our faith. Christ and Christ alone opens our access to God. We can be bold in our approach to him. We are...
View ArticleWhen they saw
How to reignite our joy and hope, when we have lost them? When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord” Jn 20.20. Jesus’ resurrection...
View ArticleHow? The easiest question to answer
We count only on those resources that we are able to see and handle. The tendency is human, and universal, over millennia, to fail to depend on the power of God. Gideon said to him, “But Lord, how can...
View ArticleFor Faith No Friday’s Black
For faith no Friday’s black, There is no spiritual hack, No shortcut or painless way, No easier price to pay — For life, prepare to lose: To die on a Cross we choose. —JRMatheny
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What we want, what we can do
We want to see, but we cannot, now, see the Lord Jesus Christ. But we can love him. We want to touch and feel, but we cannot, now, touch the Lord Jesus Christ. But we can wait for him and believe in...
View ArticleSight a stumbling block
In the spiritual realm, our senses deceive us. The invisible is what is most real and durable. All we see will perish. Paul says we walk by faith, not by sight, 2 Cor 5.7. The way of God is not...
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Sufficient
Sufficient for the day is evil’s work, But more is gentle grace we must not shirk. For every need, his mercies overflow The humble heart — God is never slow To answer prayer and act on our behalf....
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Approach the Coming Year
Do you approach the coming year With expectation or trembling fear? With hope and faith in God I face The day, for I’m awash in grace. Yes, I am weak, but God is strong, So when the day is tiresome and...
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God in the details, God in the great scheme of things
On my microblog, “R’s Commonplace Book,” its subtitle is “God in the details.” This is an allusion to the phrase that “the devil is in the details.” Devil here apparently stands for difficulties. The...
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