Signs to Remember (Part I)
The act of remembering is God’s ability to design our lives intentionally. In remembering, he demonstrates to us that he is responsible for the times and seasons of our lives.
Being Formed & Tested to Testify
Once Adam received the perfect life, he decided to remain silent about his relationship with God. He left out the good news.
Being Made by God
God is our creator. Since he made us to reproduce we may believe that his creation work is done yet this would be a misunderstanding.
How to Create Like God
To create like God means to create in formless, empty dark places. We cannot fear misery, neglect sorrow or disregard worthless things.
The Truth About Unanswered Prayer: What Did Jesus Say?
Prayer is one of the most intimate and powerful ways we communicate with God. Many believers wrestle with the idea of “unanswered prayers,” but I have long believed that God hears every prayer and answers them all. The idea that some prayers go unheard is not aligned with my faith, the teachings of scripture, or my personal walk with Christ. God loves us. He wants to communicate with us.
Day 20 – A Love That Shows Us The Way: Part V – Reliance (Numbers)
The promise of Canaan begins with accepting God’s purpose for our lives. When we learn our purpose we must communicate with God, take action and persevere in confidence. Our discipline and commitment must be directed towards acting on God’s purpose with confidence in God’s ability.
Practice: Christianity as a way of life
Jesus teaches us that Christianity comes down to how we treat people whom we should hate: our enemies. That is how to be like our God. After all, we deserve death. We should be the enemies of God but in his love and mercy he forgives us. So Christianity, then, is a faith practice where we find that, in the place of hatred, is love.
Seeing the Fulfilment of God’s Promise
If anyone needed to believe in God’s plans for hope and a future, it was Noah. In my daily devotional, I was drawn to a verse in Genesis 8.
Practice: What is the kingdom of God like?
Jesus says that mustard seeds – the small things that you don’t value — are the makings of the kingdom, in practice.
Communicate with God – 7 Things to Do Every Morning
In “A Love That Shows Us The Way”, I discuss how the beginning of purpose is communication with God. Here are 7 daily practices to adopt.
Day 19 – A Love That Shows Us The Way: Part IV – Presence (Numbers)
Purpose, commitment, and discipline are the foundation of a relationship with God and an inheritance in his kingdom. In my last post, I discussed the role of discipline and the gradual progression of discipline that God expects of us on the journey to Canaan. In the desert, God’s goal is to discipline us to make us legitimate.
Day 18 – A Love That Shows Us The Way – Part III: Discipline (Numbers)
Discipline is a seed. It must be watered every day. Hebrews 12:11 tells us that discipline produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained it. In the desert, the Israelites felt the pain of being made into a great nation but God disciplines those he loves.
Day 17 – A Love That Shows Us The Way: Part II – Commitment
Wilderness requires a commitment to God. When God is an option and when Canaan is one of the many things we have to choose from then we will find ourselves in idolatry as the Israelites did in Exodus 32 when they worshiped a golden calf. Let us learn to practice an ever-increasing commitment to God.
Day 16 – A Love That Shows Us The Way: Part I – Purpose
God’s love guides. Purpose requires communication with God, action and perseverance. We win by acting on God’s plan in disciplined commitment.
DAY 24 – God Wants to Set Us Free
Why was Moses insecure? The Israelites blamed him for every problem that they encountered. If there was not enough food, Moses was to blame. If there was anything wrong, Moses was supposed to fix it and if he couldn’t the Israelites used him as a scapegoat instead of taking responsibility.
DAY 23 – Fight Insecurity (Numbers)
When insecurity takes hold of you, hold onto the promises of God by declaring God’s word as Moses did in Numbers 14 when he declared, “Now may the Lord’s strength be displayed.”
Finding God When You Feel Abandoned, Defenseless & Broken
Since God refused to enable her to have children, Sarai took matters into her own hands. The result was brokenness and pain.