Old song. Full of timeless truth. Lord, I’ve come to know The weaknesses I see in me Will be stripped away By the power of Your love Disclosure: I pick at my skin. Well, not all of my skin, but whatever grows at a level higher than my skin surface. (It is called dermatillomania, I understand). I used to think it was the last vestiges of … Continue reading The Power of Feeble
Hebrews 2:16-18
It was not… to help angels that Jesus came, but ‘to the help of the descendants of Abraham.’ [us]
And consequently it was necessary that he should in all points be made like ‘his Brothers,’ in order that he might prove a merciful as well as a faithful High Priest in man’s relations with God, for the purpose of expiating the sins of his People. The fact that he himself suffered under temptation enables him to help those who are tempted.”
God does nothing for nothing. Think that Jesus was led into the desert BY THE HOLY SPIRIT, to be tempted by the devil for 40 days. I have always wondered why. Hebrews 2:16-18 makes me understand.
It was for ME. Continue reading “40 days in the desert”
I’ve been stressed out for a while now over an issue concerning my boys. One of those issues that feels like a ‘worry-bone’. And from time to time I would find myself going back to gnaw at it. Yesterday was one such time; I went to bed gnawing… And then woke up with little light going off in my head: “I will give thanks”. I … Continue reading Wilful Thankful Thinking
I heard something today that made me start to think about God’s choices. I am learning that if our lives are guided by God’s hand, that if indeed He knows us even while we are still clots of blood in our mothers’ wombs, then I’m guessing that we must also believe that whatever has happened in our lives, good or bad, is what He has … Continue reading God’s choices (The limp is what qualifies me!)
It’s a year and more since I last penned anything. I sort of went introspective. I wanted to keep my self to myself. Then I got this email yesterday from Kelly and Tisha (thank you!) on the Faithful Bloggers support team that made me take another look at why I started blogging in the first place. A prayer for your blog today… May every … Continue reading Back from blogging sabbatical
I have borrowed this title -and parts of this post- from an article by Grantley Morris which appeared on Marriage Missions International. A modern preacher, world-famous for his emphasis on possibility thinking, sat dejected on a building site and pronounced the death-sentence on his pet project. ‘You can’t give up,’ gasped his advisers, ‘the whole world is looking at you!’ ‘If only I could have … Continue reading Lima bean faith
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