When an artist is working on a piece of artwork, before the final product is revealed may who pass by my see nothing but chaos. Random brushstrokes, dubs of ink scattered in unusual places and no obvious pattern at play. But rest assured, beneath what looks like chaos is calm, clarity and intent. The Angel... Continue Reading →
THE MASTER’S STAMP
Matthew 1:18 The birth of Jesus Christ came about this way: After his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, it was discovered before they came together that she was pregnant from the Holy Spirit. Anytime I have read the genealogy of Jesus as presented in Matthew's Gospel, my mind often goes to those names... Continue Reading →
DON’T COME TO GOD WITH YOUR ANSWERS
Mark 10:17 And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? When a question is repeated, one of two things is true: either the hearer did not hear and understand the question... Continue Reading →
ALWAYS GREATER
DAY 345 OF 365 IN 2021 ALWAYS GREATER Your life in the Spirit is a story that God is telling from heaven.There is a script being written, one that is about your life and your walk. It is a story that has an end goal of glorifying God through it. In that story, you are... Continue Reading →
WHOSE SCRIPT ARE YOU FOLLOWING?
DAY 258 OF 365 IN 2021 WHOSE SCRIPT ARE YOU FOLLOWING? Luke 7:32 You are like children sitting in the market and shouting to each other, “We played the flute, but you would not dance! We sang a funeral song, but you would not cry!” A random question came to mind as I read the... Continue Reading →
THERE IS NOTHING RANDOM
DAY 189 OF 365 IN 2021 THERE IS NOTHING RANDOM Reference text: Genesis 45:1-5 One of the things I have come to appreciate is how sequences of events, or actions which may seem very random all come clicking today in a light bulb moment leaving you surprised and saying 'so that was why!' As students,... Continue Reading →
LET GOD BE THE SCRIPTWRITER
DAY 180 OF 365 IN 2021 LET GOD BE THE SCRIPTWRITER We're nearly at the halfway point in the year and a statement came to mind this morning. It is one we hear rather often 'I want to write my own story'. I marvel at level of imagination, research and genius that goes into story... Continue Reading →