Embracing Our First Love
...let us start our day at the feet of Jesus with our Bible open, devouring His Word, and listening to Him speak through the scripture.
...let us start our day at the feet of Jesus with our Bible open, devouring His Word, and listening to Him speak through the scripture.
Thoughts to ponder: If Jesus came back right now, have we done all we can do to make sure those around us will be clothed in white?
When I resisted his call, He waited. When I turned away, He waited. When I wanted to do things my way, He waited. And when I finally came to Him, He showed me mercy.
All of the chaos becomes background noise. The blustery wind, the pummeling hail, and the pounding waves swirl around me, yet I do not feel any of it.
From there, I pondered the opponent I face every day… the one who whispers in my ear that I’m not good enough… the one who tells me I’ll never be enough...
This story is a grim illustration of the devil’s power and the battle with darkness that we are up against.
In my continuance to study the Book of Revelation, I dug into chapter six only to find myself backpedaling through the scripture to refine my thoughts on the rapture...
It is urgent. Let us make sure we have received Him “joyfully”.
This prayer conveys a transparent, raw view of the Christian life, a lamb in need of a shepherd, a constant battle with an enemy stirring up the past and tossing our failures before us, a cry out to God, a longing to please our Creator… a child running into the arms of the Father.
Her house was built upon the rock. She was not just a hearer of the Word, but she was a ‘doer(s) of the Word’ (James 1:22 KJV).