But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. – Daniel 3:18 Nebuchadnezzar was the most powerful king in the world, ruling over Babylon, the most powerful empire of the world. And yet, 3 friends refused to …
Monthly Archives: May 2019
Big Ben and the Statue of Liberty
Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house: – Proverbs 8:5 Big Ben and the Statue of Liberty are both famous tourist attractions. They are each over 130 years old. And they are 3,462 miles apart. If you go to Big Ben, you are no where near the …
Choose to rejoice
I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High. – Psalm 9:2 Like an eagle choosing to ride the thermals above the storm clouds…or not…that’s how it is with you and joy. It’s a choice. Regardless of what is going on around you, and despite …
Daring to agree with God
Can two walk together, except they be agreed? – Amos 3:3 We live in a world that is governed and upheld by the principle of Covenant. Agreements. Cooperation and alignment with pre-existing laws that have various jurisdictions of governance. Gravity. Thermodynamics. Aerodynamics. Transduction. Seed time and harvest. Cold and heat. Sowing and reaping. Law of …
The impulse to conform
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. – Romans 12:2 The impulse to conform is an invitation for you to transform. The urge to stay in bed is an invitation …
Easily persuaded
Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12 A believer is one who is easily persuaded by what he or she believes. That’s what it means to be a believer. You are easily …
Fighting the real enemies
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. – Ephesians 6:12 You’ve got enemies, but they’re not who you think they are. Your enemies aren’t your parents, teachers, spouse, children, boss, government, economy, traumatic past, …
Better than perfect
If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill …
Thinking kingdom
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. – Matthew 6:33 Light is both wave and particle. And this moment has either a carnal or a kingdom agenda. You get to choose. And when you choose to focus on the Kingdom agenda, then …