“…. And they took offense at Him.” -Mk. 6.3b
Our fixed categories about God are always vulnerable targets, and the fact that we ourselves have fixed them is what endangers them so profoundly. In the times when our categories regarding the Lord are being tested and shattered, it is difficult to see it, but in the [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Categorical Religion vs. Awe & Worship
Posted in Reality on August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Danielic Resolve
Posted in Prayer, Prophetism, Reality, Sermon on the Mount on August 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“Daniel resolved not to defile himself…” -Dan. 1.8a
There is something remarkable about the holy resolve of Daniel in the midst of Babylon, and I believe it bears prototypical characteristics for the saints in these last days. Daniel is a unique picture of a man immersed in the educational system of Babylon, who received a new [...]
You
Posted in Prayer, Reality on August 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
High definition colors, lights and themes flash,
Rush-hour movement, talk-radio blasts, cars dash,
Goings-on for the day, busy minds rehash,
Without thinking of You.
E-mails zing by the millions, ’round the globe flying,
Salesmen manipulate naive shoppers, prying,
Lottery ticket holder wins a few grand, sighing,
With no room for You.
Theaters fill with eager souls, anticipating the latest,
Boasts echo from arrogant athletes, [...]
Davidic Grit
Posted in foundations on August 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your unfailing love;
according to your great compassion
blot out my transgressions.” -Ps. 51.1
The man who comes to the truest consciousness of his own depravity will be the one to cry out from the deepest place for a total cleansing from God. David the King and psalmist of Judah, after [...]
The Testimony Given at the Proper Time
Posted in Authenticity, Fathering, Jesus on August 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the proper time.” -1 Tim. 2.5-6
There is only one man whose blood is sufficient to cleanse, transform, and justify men before the God of holiness. If [...]
Sinaitic Refreshing
Posted in Revival on August 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“You gave abundant showers, O God;
you refreshed your weary inheritance. Your people settled in it…” -Ps. 68.9-10a
At Sinai, the earth shook and the heavens dropped rain at the visible presence of the Lord. The Israelites, though they had cleansed themselves in preparation, were gripped with holy fear, and could not bear hearing the voice of [...]
Captain in the Wilderness
Posted in Jesus on August 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The voices beckon from every direction,
Calling, asking, tugging, pulling,
Moving the soul to voluminous reflections,
Blurring, clouding, jerking, lulling.
All the world’s claims ring out in the night,
Gripping the mind, contortions and strife,
Boasting in frivolity, “There is no fight,”
Blurting out mixed definitions of life.
Gold glistens deceptively, persistently,
Flattery rocks the ego ’til it sleeps,
Bitterness rages ‘neath the surface, vehemently,
Envy [...]
The Element of Divine Life
Posted in Jesus, foundations on August 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.” -Jn. 1.4
Was there ever a man who walked the earth that carried a greater burden for the sins of the world than the Son of God? Was there ever a man who walked the earth with a deeper consciousness of the judgments to [...]
Covenantal Certitude
Posted in Reality, Sermon on the Mount on August 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.” -Matt. 5.37
In our culture, where words are so profuse and voluminous, where we are hit with speech and opinions from a thousand different directions, the value that we place on our verbal commitments is radically reduced. We [...]
Inward Burnings
Posted in Revival on August 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Do not be slothful in zeal, but be fervent in spirit, serving the Lord.” -Rom. 12.11
There is no such thing as true Christian faith without a flame of adoration for God’s holiness and love.
Please hear these words from Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758), written during a season wherein the the Lord had breathed on his soul in [...]
