. . . and I will give you rest —Matthew 11:28 We are in constant struggle between self-awareness and Christ-Awareness. When we move too far in the self awareness direction, we begin to “Me. Me. Me. It’s all about Me.” We need to more than […]
Author: Nick
Self-Awareness
Come to Me . . . —Matthew 11:28 We are often counselled that we need to get in touch with ourselves, self-awareness. As a movement, self-awareness is a bunch of bunk. See if you can decipher this: Self-awareness is the awareness of the self […]
Speechless with Sorrow
When he heard this, he became very sorrowful, for he was very rich —Luke 18:23 We should not leave the rich young ruler and his decision to move away from Jesus without comprehending that he did so speechless with sorrow, having nothing to say in […]
Discouraged or Devoted
. . . Jesus . . . said to him, ’You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have . . . and come, follow Me.’ But when he heard this, he became very sorrowful, for he was very rich —Luke 18:22-23 Every real […]
Does He Know Me
He calls his own . . . by name . . . —John 10:3 We had a great Sunday at Amana today, a day filled with hope as Dr. Dave Regan discussed, “What happens when you die.” But that great hope is based on […]
Evidence of the New Birth
You must be born again —John 3:7 New birth is miraculous; and radical. The answer to Nicodemus’ question, “How can a man be born when he is old?” is: Only when he is willing to die to everything in his life, including his rights, […]
Grieving the Spirit by Despising the Discipline of the Lord
My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him —Hebrews 12:5 We quench the Spirit when we don’t listen to His voice. It is very easy to grieve the Spirit of God; we do it […]
Do Not Quench the Spirit
Do not quench the Spirit —1 Thessalonians 5:19 I believe that we quench the Spirit not so much by dumping cold water on His Fire, but by failing to be in close enough relationship with Him to be able to hear His voice. The […]