“If you love me, obey my commandments.” What does love and obedience have to do with one another? In truth, everything. C.S. Lewis wrote in his book That Hideous Strength, “You do not fail in obedience through lack of love but have lost love because you never attempted obedience.” “You do not fail in obedience… Read More Obedience and Love – A Meditation on John 14:15
“I will give you one more chance to bow down and worship the statue I have made when you hear the sound of the musical instruments. But if you refuse, you will be thrown immediately into the blazing furnace. And then what god will be able to rescue you from my power?” Shadrach, Meshach, and… Read More Willing to Lose – A Meditation on Daniel 3:15-18
“Forget all of that – it is nothing compared to what I am going to do. For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland” (NLT). “I am about to… Read More A New Thing – A Meditation on Isaiah 43:18-19
“Then he returned and found the disciples asleep. He said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Couldn’t you watch with me even one hour? Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.” Then Jesus left them again and prayed the same prayer… Read More Keep Watch with Me (Part 2) – A Meditation on Mark 14:37-40
“He took Peter, James, and John with him, and he became deeply troubled and distressed. He told them, “My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.” He went on a little farther and fell to the ground. He prayed that, if it were possible, the awful hour… Read More Keep Watch with Me (Part 1) – A Meditation on Mark 14:33-35
“Let me illustrate this further. Who is powerful enough to enter the house of a strong man like Satan and plunder his goods? Only someone even stronger—someone who could tie him up and then plunder his house” (NLT). One thing scripture is absolutely clear about is that we are in battle. This battle is not… Read More Strongest Man Contest – A Meditation on Mark 3:27
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