Letters of Recommendation
This is part of my weekly letter written this morning to Consumed’s Intercessors Team… “Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you? You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everybody. You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.” - Paul in...
Read MoreAlleluia
Christmas always moves me emotionally. I don’t think a Christmas season has come and gone without me, at least one time, shedding a tear or two. The thought of the Lord of the Universe becoming a baby never gets old for me. What humility! What love! Currently I’m listening to a version of Silent Night as I work. The artist ends the song by singing… Jesus, Lord at thy birth… ALLELUIA Is there any other appropriate response than alleluia? Just to break that down… JESUS –...
Read MorePsalm 131
From Gretchen Miller God has been so gracious to give us some earthly parallels for our finite minds to gain some understanding of His infinite love and intimate relationship with us. And although we know they pale in comparison to His true character–they do give us a glimpse and play a huge role, at least in my life, of making the Invisible God become visible. Recently, I have been working through Beth Moore’s Bible study “Stepping Up” on the Psalms of Ascent. I was especially touched...
Read MoreSelah (A Christmas Song)
From Rob Stearns: Selah (A Christmas Song) A child is born In a faceless farmhouse A child is born The Prince of Peace Prophecy fulfilled She holds him so close To ponder what he means for us Selah Selah Selah Prince of Peace Prophecy Fulfilled Selah She calls him Josua And Emmanuel God is with us On this wondrous night Savior for… All mankind is here Lying safely in his mother’s arms Selah Selah Selah God is with us Our savior Emmanuel Selah Over yonder, above the fields A choir of angels Sings his...
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