Reveration Blog
11/1/1998 0 Comments RelationshipThere are mornings when I wake up when I don’t want to read my Bible. I don’t want to pray. Surprised? No you’re not—‘cuz you have the same feelings. Admit it. There are days we get out of bed and put on our selfish clothes, brush our selfish teeth, shave our selfish whiskers, eat our selfish breakfast, drive our selfish car so we can sit at our selfish desk to be consumed with all those thoughts of what we feel like doing the whole selfish day. And we feel justified in skipping the time we ought to spend with our Lord. Why? Because we are busy! And if you’d care to go deeper, because at the center of our gnarly bodies is a heart that pumps: thump, thump, rebel, thump, thump, rebel! It’s a whole lot easier to do meaningful work than it is to meet with an invisible Friend.
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7/31/1998 0 Comments DisciplineMeditation
Titus 2:11,12--For the grace of God has appeared with salvation for all people, instructing us to deny godlessness and worldly lusts and to live in a sensible, righteous, and godly way in the present age. 1/13/1998 0 Comments IsolationMeditation
Hebrews 10:24,25--And let us be concerned about one another in order to promote love and good works, not staying away from our worship meetings, as some habitually do, but encouraging each other, and all the more as you see the day drawing near. 11/15/1997 0 Comments ComradeshipMeditation
Ecclesiastes 4:9,10--Two are better than one because they have a good reward for their efforts. For if either falls, his companion can lift him up; but pity the one who falls without another to lift him up. 9/25/1997 0 Comments IntuitionMeditation
Romans 8:9--You, however, are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, since the Spirit of God lives in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him. 3/22/1997 0 Comments CostI recently spoke on the subject of maintaining our spiritual house. At the end of the message I asked each person to fill out a form. On that form each individual rated what kind of personal devotion time he or she was getting with God. The scale ranged from nonexistent--‘0’ to consistent time with the Lord—‘10’. Eighty-six percent of those who turned in response forms inconsistently set aside time to meet with the Lord.
3/7/1997 0 Comments AloneTo be alone can have two different meanings. It can signify the solitary state of life devoid of contact with anyone else. Or it can mean unique, being without equal.
There are times when we feel separated from all other people. The crush of humanity may press against our very flesh yet we feel emotionally or mentally isolated. It is as if we are tuned to a radio frequency no one else is receiving. In such times, depression can easily transcend from stranger to first-name basis. To be alone, to sense no one else understands or cares may choke the very joy out of living. 2/1/1997 0 Comments Baptism of the Holy SpiritMeditation
Acts 2:38—“Repent,” Peter said to them, “and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." |
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