It’s Christmas! There are so many announcements that remind us of the season. The greatest news is, that Jesus is here. He is King! The King’s advent into this world may be traumatic for some – it certainly requires a response from all – but it’s the best thing that could possibly happen for theContinue reading “It’s Friday…His Favor Is Here”
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It’s Friday…Look For His Answer, and Join In
It’s Christmas! We have big plans, don’t we? Sometimes we come to God with a plan. We have an agenda. We want the dream in our heart to be fulfilled, so we ask Him if He will endorse it and bring it to pass. We petition Him for something that, as far as we know,Continue reading “It’s Friday…Look For His Answer, and Join In”
It’s Friday…It Will Be Accomplished!
Christmas is here! Surprise, surprise. Mary was. Remember the conversation she had with the angel Gabriel about how she was chosen to bear God’s Son? He laid out the detailed promises of God to her. How did Mary respond, do you recall? Mary doesn’t ask how she can know if it’s true. She simply asksContinue reading “It’s Friday…It Will Be Accomplished!”
It’s Friday…Let’s Live As Mary
It’s Christmas time. Angels are real, and Mary is an eyewitness. The angel Gabriel spoke to her. She knew the angel’s word pointed to a landmark event, but she couldn’t have comprehended how significant that event would be. The Eternal Word was planted into human flesh to become everything the first Adam was meant toContinue reading “It’s Friday…Let’s Live As Mary”
It’s Friday…Anywhere And At Anytime
Thanksgiving Day festivities are just around the corner. Do you ever ask why do created beings give thanks to God and worship Him? Not because He is needy for affirmation, and so He surrounded Himself with sycophants. Not because His ego requires constant stroking. Not because it’s commanded and we therefore must comply. No, GodContinue reading “It’s Friday…Anywhere And At Anytime”
It’s Friday…Be Tenacious
High in the Andes Mountains, a plant known as the puya raimondii – or the Queen of the Andes – grows to more than 30 feet and can live well over 100 years. But the plant only flowers once, and only then at the end of its life. At some point between 80 to 150Continue reading “It’s Friday…Be Tenacious”
It’s Friday…Experience Heaven’s Fruit
The season of giving and receiving is upon us. It seems like “Black Friday” is coming earlier and earlier with each passing year. And have you noticed that most people, even those without a solid faith foundation, have little trouble asking God for things? As human beings we are wired to receive, huh? But givingContinue reading “It’s Friday…Experience Heaven’s Fruit”
It’s Friday…Even So, Choose Hope!
I woke up this morning and I immediately began to process and analyze this question: Which of the following virtues do I ponder most on, faith, hope, or love? I would assume to the average follower of Christ of these three virtues a lot of emphasis is given to faith and love, but much lessContinue reading “It’s Friday…Even So, Choose Hope!”
It’s Friday…Get Back To Basics
We all want to live the good life, don’t we? The prophets of Scripture gave us plenty of glimpses behind the scenes of what that could mean and look like. What did they show us? God’s nature, His purposes, and His assessments of His people, among other things. In other words, pictures of His Kingdom,Continue reading “It’s Friday…Get Back To Basics”
It’s Friday…Flip The Switch
I was vacuuming out my car the other day and I began to analyze what this machine was actually doing. My not so scientific mind learned the following: a vacuum cleaner is always pulling, sucking, drawing in whatever it can. Its direction is inward. Other objects like a fan or a leaf blower may blowContinue reading “It’s Friday…Flip The Switch”
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