Following the sixth day of creation, the Lord God deliberately stopped working. He rested. It wasn’t that there was nothing else He could have done. It certainly wasn’t because He was exhausted. Omnipotence never gets tired!
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Make Leisure Part of Your Day
How do you get good at getting the rest God said was good for you? How do you get good at leisure? We can, of course, nod in agreement to all we’ve discussed in the past couple days about how important it is to rest.
Read MoreIs Fatigue Next to Godliness?
Now here’s a rhyme I’ll never understand: Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, where have you been? / I’ve been to London to look at the queen. / Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, what did you there? / I frightened a little mouse under the chair.
Read MoreThe Real you
Becoming Authentic to the Core by Pastor Chuck Swindoll The LORD has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. (Micah 6:8) Most can snuff out a religious phoney coming a mile away. Few odours […]
Read MoreMutual Concern
“If another believer sins against you, go privately and point out the offense. If the other person listens and confesses it, you have won that person back. But if you are unsuccessful, take one or two others with you and go back again, so that everything you say may be confirmed by two or three […]
Read MoreEvangelism
And then he told them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone.” (Mark 16:15) When you analyse our lack of evangelistic success and skill, it boils down to four primary reasons. Ignorance. We just don’t know how to do it. We have no method or proven “technique” that allows us […]
Read MoreDwell on These Things
And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honourable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. (Philippians 4:8) In the little letter Paul wrote to the Christians in Philippi, he didn’t mince words when it […]
Read MoreIt All Comes Down to Attitude
Is there any encouragement from belonging to Christ? Any comfort from his love? Any fellowship together in the Spirit? Are your hearts tender and compassionate? Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one mind and purpose. (Philippians 2:1–2) Dr Victor Frankl, the bold, courageous […]
Read MoreReal Godliness
But the LORD said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The LORD doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.” (1 Samuel 16:7) This brings us to a bottom-line question I seldom hear addressed these […]
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