I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians . . . —Romans 1:14 There is no doubt that I am indebted to Jesus. Not only is He my savior; but my Lord. Every good thing I have, I owe to Him. I […]
Month: July 2010
All That He Can Be
I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also —Matthew 5:39 In this verse, Christ is not telling us to be cowards. In fact, He is telling us as Christians we […]
The Price of the Vision
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord . . . —Isaiah 6:1 Many years ago Rosemary and I had friends who were deeply devoted Christians. They were however, enamored of a TV “Christian” personality. When the personality fell, these good people […]
Spiritually Self Seeking Church
. . . till we all come . . . to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ . . . —Ephesians 4:13 Christianity is not a singular pursuit. There is no place for Lone Rangers. We are to act as a […]
Spiritually Vigorous Saint
. . . that I may know Him . . . —Philippians 3:10 At the beginning of a Kairos Retreat we lead the participants in a meditation called “Know Yourself.” It’s an important exercise. The first step in knowing Christ is to know ourselves, our […]
The Spiritually Lazy Saint
Let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together . . . —Hebrews 10:24-25 I missed the Men’s Meeting at church last night. I deeply regret that I couldn’t make it. Assembly with […]
Fully Rely On God
Joshua said to the people, ’You cannot serve the Lord . . .’ —Joshua 24:19 Joshua told the people that they could not serve the Lord, because they had served other Gods. We may not serve graven images, but when we rely on anything but […]
Will To Be Faithful
. . . choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve . . . —Joshua 24:15 This day whom have I decided to serve? We serve something. We may think we are Masters of our lives; but we serve something. There is a […]