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Trust part 2

03/04/2018 19:51
If you trust someone, you'll do what they say. Obedience is as simple as that. We don't do it because we're trying to get something, or earn something. We do it because we know and believe our heavenly Father has our best interests at heart. That while we may THINK we know what to do... most of the...

Trust part 1

03/03/2018 18:33
I think sometimes I repeat themes (and perhaps even titles) for these Rants... but I took to heart the advice my pastor gave me a long time ago: Preach it until your heart is empty of it. And these themes are the ones that I'm full of. The ones that can't help but overflow out of us. So if I've...

Purified part 5

03/02/2018 20:01
The fire in you is ALWAYS hotter than the fire you're in. That's why the three Hebrew boys weren't burned up when they were thrown into the fiery furnace--they were purified, and their bonds were burned off, but they came out smelling like roses. They weren't consumed by what was going on around...

Purified part 4

03/01/2018 19:57
Its all about the heart. Because its all about love. And God's heart in our chests beats with love. That's why, and how, He purified us. He gave us one new heart. His heart. We went through the fire and our bonds were burned away. The flesh was cut away. The circumcision made without hands. So that...

Purified part 3

02/28/2018 19:56
Three Hebrews boys went into the fire. And only their bonds were burned off. Because there was a fourth man in the fire. And He looked like the Son of God. Because He WAS the Son of God. Because God IS the purifying, consuming fire. Nebuchadnezzar thought the fire would destroy Shadrach, Meshach,...

Purified part 3

02/27/2018 20:01
The fire burned away the bonds of the three Hebrew boys. Think about that for a minute. Nothing even got singed except for the thing that was holding them back. In other words, "Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty" (2 Corinthians 3:17). Where the...

Purified part 2

02/26/2018 19:48
When I think of something being purified, I immediately go to the picture of gold. Of all the imperfections being burned out of it until it is, well, pure. But notice that we started with something precious. Being purified does not mean going from something less than to something more than. Being...

Purified part 1

02/25/2018 19:57
I think this one might take a few days. Which, by the way, is why I started doing these daily Rants in five part series; sometimes you just need to stay in one place and focus on one thing for a little while. Be still and know that He is God, right? Be still and know that God is love. And that's...

Truth part 5

02/24/2018 18:12
Truth is higher than fact. That's where I want to end this Rant series. Because the facts of the matter are what things look like. But we walk by faith, not by sight. And the truth of the matter is... God is love, and He loves you. God is love, and He loves THROUGH you. So no matter how bad it...

Truth part 4

02/23/2018 19:55
God is love and He loves you. That's the truth of the matter. That's as simple as I can make it. And simplicity is important. Because any time we make things too complicated, the truth gets lost. Look at 2 Corinthians 11:3, "But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his...
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