Embers are a picture of our hearts when we let the All Consuming Fire have his way. It’s when our life of worship has put everything on the altar—every strength, impulse, inclination, every imagination, dream, every calling, pleasure, yearning—everything—so that what remains is only alive in Jesus.
Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting! Psalm 139:23-24
Restoration is a big, biblical, glorious deal. It begins with the cross of Jesus, and it is the kindest, holiest, most complete work we can ever know. Why would we ever say no?
Your Song is With Me is taken from Psalm 42 and Ezekiel 47. See below…
…She leaves behind a famine
to glean the fields of harvest
Her hands know nothing of idleness
providing for her family…
Following are four prayerful impressions that I feel are timely for the church now and as we approach a new year/season. 1 There is a Time to Mature: Fully Developed // There is a Time to Get Up: Song of Songs 5:2 // There is a Time to Weep: Between Porch and Altar // There is a Time for War: The Purity of the Word.
And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures… Matthew 2:11
the weary part of a testimony is never the ending, is it?
Euphraino is one of the Greek words translated as rejoicing. It specifically means “a created state of joy.” AKA, a celebration. The most familiar use of euphraino is used in the story of the prodigal son. It describes the father’s response to seeing his son return home. He created on an atmosphere of joy having the robe ready, the ring, and killing the fatted calf. It wasn’t an awkward return, at least not for the Father. It was a celebration.
…Both prophecies call for immediate rejoicing, but both have quite a bit of time before their fulfillment. That’s why the posture of the heart is connected to rejoicing…
In this waiting, we have the invitation to live in the promise of his always-presence. I want to take full advantage of that promise. Don’t you?
…to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Brave Sparrow 