“For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time has come for my departure. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on [...]
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The Eschatological Lifestyle: Broken Bread & Poured Out Wine
Posted in Uncategorized on November 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Need for Apostolic Certitude
Posted in Uncategorized on October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“…. he that has seen Me has seen the Father….” -John 14.9
In the October 30th selection of My Utmost for His Highest, Oswald Chambers gives us this thought:
Until we know Jesus, God is a mere abstraction, we cannot have faith in Him; but immediately we hear Jesus say- “he that hath seen Me hath seen [...]
The Recovery of Eschatological Reality
Posted in Uncategorized on October 12, 2009 | 3 Comments »
My reading of a wonderful work on biblical prophecy was stopped in its tracks when I came to this line today:
“Christian prophecy and apocalyptic and eschatological thinking continued on well into the second and even third and fourth centuries.” (Jesus the Seer: The Progress of [...]
The Vigor of Praise & the Element of War: A Reflection on Psalm 149
Posted in eschatology, foundations on September 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Let the godly ones exult in glory;
Let them sing for joy in their beds.
Let the high praises of God be in their mouth,
And a two-edged sword in their hand…” -Ps. 149.5-6
Psalm 149 is an absolutely astounding song. It is, as one scholar titled it, “A Song of Praise in the Context of Judgment On the [...]
The Prophetic Word of the Cross
Posted in Authenticity, Uncategorized on September 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“…. no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.” -2 Pet. 1.21
In Brennan Manning’s book, The Signature of Jesus, he gives us these staggering thoughts:
The prophetic word unfailingly summons the Church back to the purity of the Gospel and to the scandal [...]
The Spiritualization of a Command
Posted in Pauline, Sermon on the Mount, Uncategorized on September 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
“…. to one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, to him it is sin.” -James 4.17
One of the pitfalls of having believed the Gospel for a long period of time is a propensity to fall into lethargy in responding to the word of the Lord. When we become familiar [...]
Burning-Hot People & Crooked Patterns
Posted in Authenticity, Reality, Uncategorized on September 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor; not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord….” -Rom. 12.10-11
From the nation of India decades ago, Amy Carmichael gives us this staggering story:
It was convention week in a hill station in India. The afternoon meeting was just [...]
The Dailiness of Obedience
Posted in foundations on September 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the Lord?” -1 Sam. 15.22
Mankind has an unfortunate propensity towards romanticized religion. We find a false comfort in temporary outbursts of sacrifice and spontaneous acts of spirituality. We launch heroic fasts and break them after a few days, [...]
Future Power in the Present Age
Posted in Pauline, eschatology, foundations on September 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints, and His incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of His mighty strength, which [...]
The Ancient Paths
Posted in Prophetism, foundations on September 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Thus says the LORD,
‘Stand by the ways and see and ask for the ancient paths,
Where the good way is, and walk in it;
And you will find rest for your souls….’” -Jer. 6.16
Some time ago, I was in a gathering where a remarkably anointed man was speaking on the reality of fasting and prayer. He issued [...]
