answering the call to restful living; with joy
We’re called to be a living sacrifice yet He’s always been after our heart. How we go, as people on mission, matters. Our lives should be a song of praise to His glory, praising Him well, i.e. joyfully, skillfully, and wholeheartedly! Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright. Sing …
As we go where we are sent, there will be challenges to overcome. There will be fear and discouragement, disappointments and setbacks. There will be war. I confess that I haven’t always had the best attitude in facing these challenges. I’ve been more victim than soldier. I’ve grumbled and considered the easier path. I’ve missed …
He is a God on mission and so we are sent people. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. …
“I trust you with this” – a thought that has been on my mind since listening to a podcast on the topic of surrender around Easter and I think I’ll be considering it a while. The idea is that God has entrusted many things to us for fruitfulness; which is both a command and a …
The Psalms is a collection of Hebrew songs, or hymns, that teach us how to converse with our Father in Heaven. They are honest and impassioned heart cries of the people of God to their God. They show us how to pray to Him with honesty. They inspire us to cry out in our need …
Christ said that His sheep knows His voice. He speaks to us through His word and indwelling Spirit. What a gift! But, do we spend the time listening to and discerning what He has to say? A number of years ago, I assisted our pastor, at the time, with administering a challenge to our church …