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The Knot part 4

05/24/2021 18:13

We always think it's about what we do. It's not. It's about who we are. Because what we do flows from who we are. What we do flows from what we believe. So, to me, when we're talking about tying a knot in our rope and hanging on for dear life... what we're really talking about is 1 Timothy 6:12...

The Knot part 3

05/23/2021 18:22

This one take a little bit of explaining. Matthew 18:18, "Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." Binding and loosing. Tying and untying. But what we seem to think this verse means is, "If...

The Knot part 2

05/22/2021 19:47

When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hold on! That's the premise of this Rant series. But really, underneath the surface, the idea--the glorious immaculate truth--is that we THINK we're holding on to God, as we absolutely should be, but REALLY He's holding on to us and will...

The Knot part 1

05/21/2021 17:19

I'm sure you've heard the saying, "If you're at the end of your rope... tie a knot in it and hold on!" (And if you've never heard it before, you have now) I think that's good advice. Sometimes if you go down swining you won't go down at all. The only true failure is failure to get up and try again....

Provision part 5

05/20/2021 18:14

God not only provides for us, He is our provision. He not only gives us what we need, but also the desires of our heart. Because, when we truly understand the heart, and that the heart is only ever concerned with love, we understand that He IS the desire of our heart. If there is a God-shaped,...

Provision part 4

05/19/2021 17:45

I've been teasing this Rant for a while. We've been focusing on how my God has provided all your need, right? He knows what you need before you even ask for it. He made grass for a cow to eat before He ever mad a cow. But He is also ready, willing, and able to do abundantly more than we could ask...

Provision part 3

05/18/2021 17:00

There's a story in the Old Testament of the Bible about God requiring a sacrifice. He tells His man, Abraham, to kill and offer up Abraham's son, Isaac. And Abraham, having faith in God, agrees. The two of them go up a mountain and get everything ready. Then Isaac asks the 64,000 dollar question....

Provision part 2

05/17/2021 18:25

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. That, to me, kind of says it all about provision. We have someone looking out for us and taking care of us. Someone who loves us and was willing to--and, in fact, did--lay His life down for us. Why? Because He wanted us to have His life. To experience it...

Provision part 1

05/16/2021 18:20

Growing up, we didn't have a lot of money. But I'm not sure I really understood that in the moment. Because, as far as I knew, we always had what we needed. Which doesn't mean I got everything I wanted all the time. Exactly the opposite. If I wanted something, I had to work for it and earn it....

Holiness part 5

05/15/2021 17:48

When you have Jesus saying things like, "But many that are first shall be last; and the last first" (Mark 10:31), it seems to me that we ought to change our mindsets a little bit. The Kingdom of God (Kingdom of Love) doesn't operate the way we think it should. It has it's own Divine Order. We don't...

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