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the privileges of the children of God (Bible reading: Leviticus 16:1-2)
The LORD spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they drew near before the LORD and died, 2 and the LORD said to Moses, Tell Aaron your brother not to come at any time into the Holy Place inside the… -
O, Lord, I have need of endurance today (yet You are here with me in the midst)
O, Lord, I have need of endurance today The fire is hot now Through the hot fire You call me to walk to You Though the fire may burn me, I will walk to You Despite the hot fire I will walk to You Because of the hot fire… -
who are we to say . . . (Christ's atonement and assurance)
For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. 8 But God commendeth his love… -
by the grace of God you can be the greatest you that ever lived
Iain Murray wrote about the Saturday night Brotherhood meetings held at Sandfields (Wales), Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones' first pastorate. The Bible was ever central in the Brotherhood meetings, but after their first outing t… -
the priest shall make atonement
So the priest shall make atonement for her, and she will be clean. –Leviticus 12:8b He declared me unclean I could make no atonement for myself Who will make atonement for me? My righteousness was as filthy rags He bec… -
Christian, are you bearing fruit in keeping with repentance?
If you are a Christian, you are called to bear fruit in keeping with repentance. In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2 Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 3 For this is he… -
Take me to the mountain You've appointed for me
Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell My brethren to go to Galilee, and there they will see Me.”...Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had appointed for them. –… -
some reflections about prayer
As a supplement to last night's post "Jesus is asking you: 'What do you want me to do for you?'" I've decided to copy my comment to Blonde Apocalypse's post "A question for Christians." As way of background, that post f… -
Jesus is asking you: "What do you want me to do for you?"
Earlier today Shannon (poetically_truthful), one of my newer Xanga friends, asked what she should write about (see here). I suggested she write a response to Jesus' question to Bartimaeus in Mark 10:51: And Jesus said… -
Are you at the mountain Jesus has appointed for you? (Bible reading - Matthew 28)
Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had appointed for them. –Matthew 28:16 Prior to this verse we read Jesus' words to Mary Magdalene and the other Mary after His resurrection:… -
learning to run without fear
Not long ago I wrote my 10 confessions. Here's another one. When I was less than a year old, I lost my hearing. I don't remember this, of course. (Sometime later on, sometime before the age of 2, my hearing came back un… -
Tomorrow is worship, but will you pray for you pastor today?
When You Called My Name (lyrics by Steve Taylor, Peter Furler/music by Peter Furler) I want to preach the Word they want massages I check chapter and verse they check their watches I spy another yawn I might as well be… -
the artist's prayer
I became anxious over painting My mind began to wander I started walking You took me up Your grace took me up Your grace took me up to Your holy hill You took my breath away there on Your holy hill You gave me grace… -
Lord, I'm tired of marching
"Lord, I'm tired of marching. I want to storm Jericho. Isn't it time to get up off my knees?" *I anxiously move my hand to the hilt of my sword* No, My child, keep your hand on the plow and use the sword of the Spirit, K… -
many will come and deceive - will you do whatever it takes?
Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?” 4 And Jesus answered and sai… -
if it's not Your will for me, then it's Sodom
And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw that the Jordan Valley was well watered everywhere like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, in the direction of Zoar. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.… -
are you asking for a king and returning to bondage?
God delivered Israel out of Egypt with His mighty hand and redeemed them from the house of slavery... ...Yet what do we find the Israelites doing in I Samuel 8? Now appoint for us a king to judge us like all the nation… -
what are you savoring?
...for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men. Recently I've posted a lot from the book of Matthew on holiness, reminders that we cannot serve two masters... (For example, please see her… -
even in my disappointment - still blessed by my Father
My feet began slipping, my eyes nearly lost sight of Him I'd paused in my pilgrimage Disappointed and frustrated, I called out, "Why, my Father?" Gently and lovingly He quietly spoke, "You know Me." Humbled… -
what's your price? (Bible reading - Matthew 26:14-16)
Then one of the twelve, whose name was Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, What will you give me if I deliver him over to you? And they paid him thirty pieces of silver. And from that moment he sought an… -
praying for Revelife (and your own blog)
I've previously written about my concern about Xanga and Revelife, including that I've been praying for this blogging community. (For example, please see here, here, here, here and here) Why should we pray for Revelife… -
Magnificat
You knew me I read it in Your Word I knew You knew me I knew I knew You – but then Your Spirit wrote it on my heart Blessed am I on whom Your favor rests, flesh and blood has not revealed this to me. My… -
using my talent (Bible reading - Matthew 25)
For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. 15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man… -
my 10 confessions (and hymns from Wesley and Watts)
I confess God is holy through and through. I confess that in and of myself I am not holy and in me dwells no good thing. I confess I cannot make myself holy no matter how hard I try. I confess Jesus died to make me holy.… -
"What must we do, to be doing the works of God?" (Labor Day)
"What must we do, to be doing the works of God?" Now when Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, 7 a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head… -
God reveals Himself to some but not to all, yet we are sent to proclaim Christ to all
I've continued reading (and rereading) in Matthew, and I've gotten so far off my scheduled reading of a chapter a day, but at this point God has got me on His schedule. Eventually I'll pick up again... There are a few t… -
the devil and God, passion and vision, lies and truth
Ole Evinrude had a passion. Ole Evinrude has a vision. He had a passion and a vision to build boats. Ole's father was a farmer. For a time his father didn't share Ole's passion. He tried to snuff out Ole's passion. For… -
while I was marching around the walls
I recently renewed my commitment to march around the walls of Jericho, i.e.-to pray more for this blogging community and for the Church at large. Not long into that time of "marching," God showed me I needed to pray m… -
If I have . . . why . . . ?
If I have become Your child, why do I live like a son of disobedience? If I have Your Spirit, why do I fulfill the lust of the flesh? If I have a new heart, why do I put on the old man? If I have a clean heart, why… -
who is your master? (Bible Reading - Matthew)
And when Jesus entered Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law lying sick with a fever. He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she rose and began to serve him. –Matthew 8:14-15 Whom are we serving? Whom are w…
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