“The love of God does not consist in tears or in this delight ad tenderness, which for the greater part we desire and find consolation in, but it consists in serving with justice and fortitude of soil and in humility. Without such service, it seems to me we would be receiving everything and giving nothing.”… Read More »
Remain Reachable and Teachable
“Not until we have become humble and teachable, standing in awe of God’s holiness and sovereignty…acknowledging our own littleness, distrusting our own thoughts, and willing to have our minds turned upside down, can divine wisdom become ours.” ~ J. I. Packer If you are reading this daily devotional, then you are reachable and teachable. Daily… Read More »
Spiritual Obedience is a Choice
“Obedience is an act of faith; disobedience is the result of unbelief.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole We are born into a world that demands obedience. Our parents or guardians have expectations for how we are to obey their instructions for living. Whether they are healthy or unhealthy principles, our keepers expect us to comply with… Read More »
Action vs. Knowledge
There is a golden rule in spirituality; it’s more about action than knowledge. It’s also imperative to understand obedience outperforms self-sacrifice. When you find yourself off the spiritual beam, you can trace it back to a moment in time where you ignored the call to action through obedience, which caused you to fall off the… Read More »
Obey and Be Blessed
According to the Book of Genesis, God creates humans on the sixth day. We are one set of creatures, among countless others created for God’s glory. What separates us from all the other creatures is free will. Humans have the gift of say so as part of our character. We choose whom we will follow,… Read More »
Action Over Knowledge
The kingdom life is not science or philosophy. The goal is not about how much you can learn as much as it’s about how committed you are to following the ways of Jesus. The kingdom life is all about action, action, and more action. The instructions for living the kingdom life are given to us… Read More »
Wisdom Therapy
In our readings today, we discover what becoming fully surrendered to following God looks like through the lives of Abraham, Issac, Rebekah, Rebekah’s brother, Rebekah’s parents, Matthew, Ephron, the paralytic, etc. These devoted followers reveal God’s equation for spiritual mathematics: Seek + Surrender + Listen + Prayer + Obedienance = Wisdom and Countless Blessings. They… Read More »
