There are few things in live more powerful than a promise
kept. A groom’s promise to his bride. A parent’s promise to their
child. A child’s promise to their parent. A friend’s promise to
another friend. Few things hurt more than a broken promise. In
Genesis, the God of our universe and beyond promised Abram: “Do not be afraid;
I am your shield, your very great reward.” God then performed
miracles in Abram’s life allowing him to be the father of the Jewish people
which led to the birth of Jesus. God has made the same
promise to me and continues to show me that He is my shield and my very great
reward. I hope you know His promise, too.
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Thursday, April 28, 2016
Thursday, April 21, 2016
The Color Yellow
We finished up chapter 9 of The Divine Conspiracy this week in our Connect Group. Dallas Willard tells us that the two most important parts of becoming a disciple are enthralling the mind with Jesus and removing any of the barriers (bad habits) that are keeping us from him. He hit me right in the gut when he said that the most important way that we will enthrall our minds with Jesus is through silence and solitude. This is something most people are not too good at these days, and I am one of the worst offenders. I feel like my life is full of a lot of good things: family, church, friends, work and leisure – but it is not full of the best thing, Him. Dallas encourages us to look for God in His creation. I couldn’t help but be reminded of this as I was driving through Hart County today (63 MPH in a 55). These fields of flowers go on for miles. I am assuming someone planted them, but these seeds and the dirt that nourished them are purely God’s doing. I love that the God I want to know more is so full of beauty, and was happy to take a couple of minutes to soak it in.
Thursday, April 14, 2016
Stairway to Heaven
I am reading through the gospel of John this week.
While I am sure I have read it and heard excerpts dozens of times, I
could not have recounted the first interaction between Jesus and Nathanael
before this week. After Jesus calls out to Nathanael before being
introduced to him, Nathanael immediately recognizes Jesus as the Son of
God. Jesus then makes a promise to Nathanael, “Very truly I tell you, you
will see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son
of Man.” Some say that Jesus is referencing Jacob’s dream in Genesis
28:12 when he sees “a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to
heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.” This
is a beautiful picture to me of God opening the heavens, sending angels down to
earth – only made possible by Jesus – the stairway connecting the heavens with
the earth. And He also represents the only access that we have to heaven
as our time on earth ends. (After some minor research to satisfy my
curiosity, I don’t believe this stairway to heaven is connected in any way to
Led Zeppelin’s.)
Thursday, April 7, 2016
God’s Not Dead II
God’s Not Dead,
the 2014 movie, grossed over $60 million dollars in the US. The
movie was about a college professor who wouldn’t allow students to move forward
in his class until they announced that “God is dead”. God’s Not
Dead II opened last week, and the strong following from the first movie
should give it a good jumpstart. This story is centered on the court
trial of a teacher (Melissa Joan Hart) who is accused of talking about
Jesus in her history class. The producer, David A. R. White founded Pure Flix
Entertainment which focuses on faith based movies. Kudo’s to
David, Melissa and the rest of the team for having the guts to speak out for
what they believe in and have the creativity to get others interested as
well. Click here
for a preview. Let me know if you have seen it.
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