The Belt of Truth

The Belt of Truth

The belt of truth is the first item on the list of the armor of God (Eph 6:13-14). The list and subsequent armor are not supposed to be only a phrase we pray over ourselves, but instead an invitation to a higher way of life. Girding your loins with truth is a way to...
An Invitation to Healing

An Invitation to Healing

It is the mercy of God to reveal our weaknesses, for he reveals them not to shame us, but to offer us the opportunity for healing. God is silent when we are not yet ready to receive the revelation. It is human nature to be willingly ignorant of our shortcomings, yet...
Come Boldly

Come Boldly

Every life given to Jesus stands in the strength of Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection. Hebrews 9:11-28 records the perfect transition from the blood of goats offered in the man-made holy of holies once a year by the high priest to Jesus’s blood being shed and...
The Gift of Hope

The Gift of Hope

Hope is a gift. A gift in the sense that hopelessness is taxing. It weighs on the unbelieving with unbearable dread. All who have come unto the saving knowledge of repentance have the gift of hope, for they have accepted God’s promise of eternal life and are therefore...
The Father’s Compassion

The Father’s Compassion

I spent some time this morning reflecting on Psalm 103. The whole chapter is worth meditation if you have time today, but I feel especially drawn to verses 13-14.  As a father shows compassion to his children,    so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him. For...

Pin It on Pinterest