The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life. (John 10:10) My great hope in this exploration of the Holy Spirit is to step away from the heat of theological battle and move quietly and closely to the One who has been sent […]
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Think Theologically
And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us […]
Read MoreGold in the Making
The LORD directs our steps, so why try to understand everything along the way? (Proverbs 20:24) You and I could name things, specific things we’ve gone through in the last several years, that make no logical sense whatsoever . . . but that’s okay. We can’t figure them out. But let me assure you, God […]
Read MoreFocus on God, Not Circumstances
Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. (Colossians 3:2) You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you! (Isaiah 26:3) There is a mystery, an aura, about the living God that is designed to force us to trust Him, even when we […]
Read MoreAccepting a Closed Door
What he opens, no one can close; and what he closes, no one can open. (Revelation 3:7) If you’re struggling with a closed door, I have four guidelines to share with you—guidelines that have helped me in my own process of dealing with the doors Christ has opened and closed. Since God is sovereign, He […]
Read MoreGod’s Preferred Method
For he looks throughout the whole earth and sees everything under the heavens. (Job 28:24) Our idea of the will of God is often that He leads as we would lead and plans as we would plan. But that’s not the case. His will is not like that at all. In fact, here are four […]
Read MoreAcquainted with All Our Ways
For the LORD sees clearly what a man does, examining every path he takes. (Proverbs 5:21) In the mystery of God’s will we sometimes come to a place where we cannot explain why things turned out as they did; yet, amazingly, we are still right in the middle of His will. It’s not that you […]
Read MoreWhat God’s Holiness Means for You
Who may climb the mountain of the LORD? Who may stand in his holy place? Only those whose hands and hearts are pure, who do not worship idols and never tell lies. They will receive the LORD’s blessing and have a right relationship with God as their saviour. (Psalm 24:3–5) Both the original Hebrew and […]
Read MoreSitting Quietly Before the Lord
The LORD is good to those who depend on him, to those who search for him. So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the LORD. (Lamentations 3:25–26) If you want to trust Him to remember you, first, stop running and start waiting! “The Lord is good to those who wait for Him” […]
Read MoreFresh Mercies
Yet I still dare to hope when I remember this: The faithful love of the LORD never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning. I say to myself, “The LORD is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!” (Lamentations 3:21–24) One of the prophets who watched […]
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