I woke up today with the Matt Redman song in my head: 10,000 reasons. These are just a few lyrics out of the song, but the best ones in my opinion. Enjoy this morning. The sun comes up, it’s a new day dawning It’s time to sing Your song again Whatever may pass, and whatever…
Month: March 2012
The Heart of the Gospel: We are Intentionally Saved (part 2)
Continuing with the “Heart of the Gospel Series“, we are taking a look at the scriptures and seeing how we can see God’s plan of salvation in both the Old and New Testament. How We Know it Was God’s Plan from the Beginning When we look at the scriptures, we have both Old and New…
The Heart of the Gospel: We are Intentionally Saved (part 1)
Growing up, I really didn’t focus too much on the gospel. I thought of it as a check mark every Christian had to have checked before they went further in their faith. Because of this, I always heard sayings I didn’t fully understand – but never dug any deeper into them. I’d hear “We placed him…
The Heart of the Gospel Series
More and more I realize that the Gospel is never going to be something I grasp completely. The moment that I think I have it figured out, is the moment that I’m trusting in myself instead of God. John Piper states “Never never never never never never never never never outgrow your need for the…
Psalm 151: When I see God
This morning I sat down and prayed. This isn’t a natural inclination of mine, and I always struggle through the process. Yet, I was convicted after reading the quote, “If we are to be delivered from attempting only what is predictably achievable, we must return to a proper regard for prayer.” It reoriented me. In…
Solitude
Tonight was one of those nights where after dinner and a walk, and a little bit of laundry, I had a few minutes where Billy was working on something and I had this little piece of solitude. At first, my mind went to the work I could be doing to get ahead. Then my mind drifted to the desire…
Blog Series: Ruth Chapter 4
To finish out the Ruth series, we’ll take a look at Chapter 4. We see the chapter begin with Boaz meeting with the one man who is obligated by law to be Ruth’s kinsman redeemer. After asking if this man will redeem the land, he quickly finds that the man is willing to purchase the…
Being Inwardly Certain of God’s Promises
This week has been full of trials, both in my personal life and in my work life. As I’ve reflected on these, it’s become clear to me that they’ve stumped me, they’ve troubled me, they’ve worried me, and that they have caused me to need God even more. I also have realized as God calls…
God at Work
I’m currently reading a book right now called “God at Work”, by Gene Edward Veith. This morning I ran across a quote by Luther that is mentioned in this book in the context of how our faith and dependence on God is crucial when we face trials in our vocation. This faith creates rest, satisfaction,…
Grace in the Gravel 