Therefore write down the things you have seen, and the things that are, and the things that will happen after this. – Revelation 1:19 The future isn’t a mystery, but a revelation. A revelation connected to the things that have happened and the things that are happening right now. We see this on a daily …
Monthly Archives: February 2017
Because of what almost killed you
By this I know that you favor me, because my enemy does not triumph over me. – Psalm 41:11 Many times, favour is defined by the good things that happen to you: the parents you were born to, how tall/short/fat/thin you are, where you went to school, the opportunities you were given, the “lucky break” …
Come and see
Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, “Come and see.” – Revelation 6:1 Come and see. That’s God’s constant invitation when it comes to showing you “great and mysterious things which you do not know”. (Jeremiah 33:3) …
A bounce in your step
Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. – 1 John 5:14 God wants you to have confidence. Swagger. A bounce in your step. Rock solid assurance…in Him. No tiptoeing on eggshells, trying not to get hit by a lightning bolt …
Is love
He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. – 1 John 4:8 The context of everything God does for you, with you…and everything He says to you…is love. Not condemnation or shame or hatred, but love. Discipline, correction, yes. Encouragement and inspiration, yes. Everything about your relationship with God…is love.
Clay exists
“House of Israel, can I not treat you as this potter treats his clay?”–this is the LORD’s declaration. “Just like clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, house of Israel. – Jeremiah 18:6 Clay exists to make the invisible…visible. It exists to be thrown, squeezed, spun, burnt, and pounded over and …
The return of the King
looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? – 2 Peter 3:12 “What might you do to accomplish your 10-year goals in the next 6 months, if you had a gun against your head?” …
Why you’re still here
We count those blessed who endured. You have heard of the endurance of Job and have seen the outcome of the Lord’s dealings, that the Lord is full of compassion and is merciful. – James 5:11 You’re still here, because you haven’t seen the outcome of God’s dealings with you. He’s telling a Story with …
Where to put the shame
looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. – Hebrews 12:2 Where do runners put the tired? Or as Seth describes it: In a long distance race, everyone …
God cares for you
Throw the whole of your anxiety upon Him, because He Himself cares for you. – 1 Peter 5:7 Sure, God loves you. But you know what? He cares for you as well. God cares for you. Sometimes the word Love can sound like an Epic tale of Global dimensions, where you are simply an inaignificant …