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Daddy's Eyes part 2

07/31/2015 15:20

In order to see clearly, the light has to shine. Otherwise we are just stumbling around in the dark. Trying to "do the best we can with what we've got." Or rather, what we THINK we've got. Because when it's dark we can't SEE what we've got. We can't SEE who we are, or who God is. And really, one...

Daddy's Eyes part 1

07/30/2015 15:03

I say this a lot, "When God looks at us He sees Jesus, and when He looks at Jesus He sees us." And that's basically what I'm going to Rant about in this series. How things look through Daddy's eyes. So first things first, let's look at the Scripture that I'm basing this on: 1 John 4:17, "Herein is...

Charity part 5

07/29/2015 10:56

Here's my thought for today, "Let all your things be done with charity" (1 Corinthians 16:14). Now let's track this. Charity is love in action. And Paul wants us to let everything we do be done with charity. Let everything we do BE charity! Remember that love doesn't HAVE a motivation, love IS the...

Charity part 4

07/28/2015 15:13

Charity. Love in action. The act of love. Not just talking about how much you love someone, but laying your life down for them. Not just saying, "I'll pray for you," (and I have absolutely NOTHING against praying for people) but seeing a need and meeting that need. Look at what John the Baptist...

Charity part 3

07/27/2015 15:38

It's all about love. We ARE loved, so we CAN love. It flows from the God who IS love, THROUGH us. That's how we partake of the Divine Nature. That's how we enjoy the gift of God--which is eternal life. We don't TRY to live Jesus' life (that's impossible. Nobody can live Jesus' life except Jesus),...

Charity part 2

07/26/2015 12:12

Charity is love in action. Which, to me, is really what love is all about. Because love is giving. God so loved the world that He GAVE His only begotten Son. Sometimes I think we get so caught up in the lofty idea of love, that we forget about the practical application of love. We forget about...

Charity part 1

07/25/2015 12:03

One day, I think it was last year, I was reading the Bible (as I often do), and I found myself in 1 Corinthians. Specifically I found myself in 1 Corinthians chapter 13. You know, "the love chapter." And, really, outside of the writings of John it probably IS the best specific discource on love in...

Sacrifice part 5

07/24/2015 15:31

I saved this Rant for the end because I think--I hope--it ties a bow on what we've been talking about. Ok. Here's my thought for today: When you love somebody, paying the price, making the sacrifice, laying down your life for them... is easy. It doesn't feel like a sacrifice at all. It doesn't feel...

Sacrifice part 4

07/23/2015 12:23

One of the things I learned in high school--or at least one of the things I REMEMBER learning in high school--is that nothing is free. Everything has a cost. At the very least, there is an opportunity cost attached to every decision. And what that means is that if I choose one thing, I miss out on...

Sacrifice part 3

07/22/2015 13:08

True love is sacrifical love. Laying down your life for your friends. This is what Jesus literally did on the cross. And it's what we do every time we esteem someone else higher than ourselves. Look at Romans 12:1, "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your...

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