“We find strength, not in ourselves, but in Christ whose power is made manifest most when we are helpless and without strength.” Our dilemma The Christian faith is a progressive discovery; a daily discovery of man’s fallibility and God’s unlimited grace. God’s grace shines brightly in our weakness. That’s why […]
I boarded the train to work this week. Nothing unusual — this is routine, right? I was wrong. As I reflected on the devotion text I’d read earlier that morning, I felt an overwhelming sense of sorrow and burden in my heart. Not long after, God began to speak to my heart about the […]
A Prayer for a Lukewarm Heart. Reblogged from DesiringGod (@Bloom_Jon) O Infinitely Passionate Father, You have created me with the capacity for deep affections — to love, to loathe, to desire, to delight, to excite, to grieve, to laugh, to enjoy, to fear, to be depressed, to be thankful. And […]
Hosea 5:7 Believer, here is a sorrowful truth! Thou art the beloved of the Lord, redeemed by blood, called by grace, preserved in Christ Jesus, accepted in the Beloved, on thy way to heaven, and yet, thou hast dealt treacherously with God, thy best friend; treacherously with Jesus, whose thou […]