"For Such A Time As This" (Esther 4:14)
TRUSTING GOD IN TIMES OF PERIL
When I think of peace or Shalom from a Biblical perspective, I cannot imagine a more precious commodity to be in possession of. A tranquil mind, an unburdened conscience, rest in our soul and uninterrupted, ever-increasing joy and gladness in our hearts and lives were what we were created for. Yet, because of sin, we […]
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This was originally posted in January 2021. I have made some minor revisions. We begin the New Year 2021, one year closer to Jesus’s return. In the interim we look to the coming year with great hope and expectation, particularly after enduring the trials and tribulations of 2020. The hope of a more fulfilling life
RESOLVED – To Live This Year (and every) Year for the Glory of God Read More »
I began this blog over four years ago in the midst of COVID mania. It was the means by which I could best keep my mind on things above and not on the madness of this earth in obedience to God’s command in Colossians 3:1-2, and to present God’s offer of true peace, comfort and
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Human life is inherently precious. Man was created by God in the image and likeness of God, crowned with glory and honor such that we would know and be known by God, love and be loved by God, enjoy and be enjoyed by God, not as divine equals but as beloved children, trusting in the
“And This is Eternal Life” Read More »
In my previous post I began to look at Jesus’ imperative statement in John 4:24 regarding our worship of God, our acknowledgement and pursuit of Him as the object of our deepest love and source of our greatest joy. In this passage Jesus states that “God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship
The worship of our infinitely glorious God comes to life for us in the book of Revelation wherein we are given a portal into the spiritual world to see, through apocalyptic symbolism, that Heaven is a place of unending worship of God by both the Holy angels and most importantly by those men and women
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The conclusion of the 2024 Olympics in Paris was marked by singing of the “great” American anthem exalting human autonomy, self-determination, self-will and ultimately self-worship, namely the Frank Sinatra classic, My Way. This was of course after having in the opening ceremony, a blasphemous parody of Leonardo da Vincci’s “The Last Supper”, a painting depicting
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One of the more interesting and enlightening interactions Jesus has with a person during His three plus year ministry on earth is found in John 4:1-42. Here we have Jesus initiating a public interaction with a woman, and not any woman but a Samaritan woman. His doing so would have made this a highly scandalous
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The above title is not an invitation to behold – to gaze intently upon – to give full attention to the object of our worship, although this would be most appropriate if the object of our worship is Jesus Christ (John 1:14) (Hebrews 12:2) (Colossians 3:1-2). In fact, it is only in beholding Him that
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O’ come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker! Psalm 95:6 Mankind was created in the image of God to be worshipers of God – of the one true God – to pursue and experience our greatest joy, our greatest pleasure, our ultimate satisfaction and significance in knowing
Come, Let Us Worship Read More »