I started reading 1 Corinthians but didn’t get any further than this description of who Paul was writing to ‘to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints…’ ‘Sanctified’. ‘Called to be saints!!’ So I dug a bit deeper, what exactly does it mean to be sanctified and a saint? Sanctified –Continue reading “Sacrifice and Surrender = Joy and Peace”
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Sacrifice…
‘If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious…’ Have you Friend? Have you tasted a little of His love to you? Have you come to Jesus in all your weakness and need and found in Him a Saviour? ‘To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosenContinue reading “Sacrifice…”
How do you respond?
If someone insults or hurts us or those we love it’s very easy to react in the heat of the moment unless we’re…’kept by the power of God.’ David is a good example of this. He’d protected Nabal’s shepherds and sheep in the wilderness and later when he had need he sent a peaceful messageContinue reading “How do you respond?”
Choices…
Moses had a choice and we have a choice. Who will we live for? Our Self or our Saviour? Moses chose… ‘rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;’ Why? Because he esteemed ‘the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt:’Continue reading “Choices…”
Together…
For years I’ve been fascinated with the speed that my body works together to react to situations. I especially notice it if I drop something. Not only does a message go from my hands to my brain to tell my brain what’s happened and back to my hands in a split second with a messageContinue reading “Together…”