The following is a clip from a book I’m working on, Not as Man Sees.…
If we are serious about being in the world but not of the world (Romans 12), picking kingdom treasures over earthly ones will be part of our lives. I see this in two ways: Distinguishing temporary from eternal treasures AND being willing to leave the temporary behind in pursuit of the kingdom of heaven. This is being a disciple, a follower of Jesus.
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Gazing on Jesus pulls us out of the world and the laces us in the throne room of heaven. You can call this whatever you’d like—turn your eyes on Jesus, look to Jesus, behold, meditate, etc. I use “gazing on Jesus” because Psalm 27 says, “to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord” in my chosen translation. Whatever you call it, it is the part(s) of our day when we stop and look with our spiritual eyes, or meditate, on who God is and who he says we are, on his attributes, on the King and activity of the kingdom of heaven.
I love Psalm 119. I haven’t always loved it. I used to think it was…
Hello! I sent out the September edition of the Brave Sparrow Journal earlier today. That’s…
I was wrestling with a decision a few months ago. Looking back (ahem), I can’t…
I woke up this morning to sound of angels singing. No words, just voices on…
I pray you see the relationship to be had between Jesus and his disciples as you consider Acts 9. The grandness that is held in our ‘Here I am’ response to the Lord. It’s not an autopilot lip service. It’s a live reaction to a very live God, and it’s full of awe and things we couldn’t possible make up on our own.
As I began writing, I wept through the words and prayed as I penned this song. I’ve experienced the pain of injustice and of loss, like many of you. Although I have been healed and restored (I’m alive with life!), it’s excruciating to know that evil still exists on earth…
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