Josh 24:15. Just like the Jewish feasts in the Old Testament, a new year serves us well as an opportunity for renewal and re-commitment with the Lord. We draw near to hear, hearts open, to confess and turn to Him afresh. Power and blessing of new beginnings comes through the heart-work of repentance and faith. […]
2 Corinthians 8:9. There is nothing in fallen man that could merit anything from God, atone for our sins or contribute to our salvation. We owed a debt we could never pay. Ah, but the gospel rings clear and loud, as He became poor that we might become rich. Now we have all the blessings […]
Col 1:12-14. Forgiveness is the release from a debt, as if you never owed that debt. Redemption is the price that was paid, so that we could be freed from that debt. So what was the price that was paid for our redemption? ah, the precious blood of the lamb! May our hearts glow in […]
1 Sam 14:24-52. The Bible uses honey as an analogy of the Word of God. Just as Jonathan was physically quickened by eating the honey in the wood, we are need to be spiritually quickened by the living Word of grace.
Isaiah 55:7-9. The natural man struggles to truly comprehend the GRACE of God. It is so foreign to how we naturally think. Man puts conditions on God’s love, limits on God’s mercy and makes grace something that is deserved or earned. Many Christians live as “hired servants” rather than sons living in the power and […]
