obedience

Obtaining the Favor of the Lord

Obtaining the Favor of the Lord

How do we obtain the Lord’s favor? Or earn our stamp of approval from the Almighty? We want it, right? Our gold star? I thought about people from the Bible, people with personal lives of pain, hardship and calls to obey difficult circumstances. What was it about them that led to God’s favor?

The Antidote to a Culture of Anger: Bearing Fruit

The Antidote to a Culture of Anger: Bearing Fruit

We have become incredibly angry. We are spiteful and hateful and bored. Jesus, what do we do with this? How do we fix it, Lord? The answer to most of my questions included a simple, time honored truth: we are to bear fruit.

Radical Obedience to God, Radical Protection of Grace

Radical Obedience to God, Radical Protection of Grace

The more I meditate on the actions of these heroes of faith, the more I see how everything is connected to obedience; actions intertwined with movement forward, and obedience becomes the barometer of faithfulness and even surpasses character flaws, personality quirks, and bad choices.

A New Thing!

A New Thing!

As we start out the new year, I can’t help but wonder what new thing God wants to do in our lives?! Praise Jesus that He is the God of new things. Don’t let a difficult past determine your current and future identity. Praise the Lord; He says He will do something new. We have to let Him.