Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and […]
Read More JJ25 #19 – Reveal GodBut God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8) God Sent His Son What is God’s love like? We have so many expressions and demonstrations of love. Many of them are rightly cherished and appreciated for what they reveal about who we are and how […]
Read More JJ25 #18 – Demonstrate God’s LoveFor He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son He loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. (Colossians 1:13-14) God Sent His Son It is tragic when people die because that was not the plan. It is tragic when people suffer because that […]
Read More JJ25 #17 – Forgive and RedeemMy food is to do the will of Him who sent me and to finish His work. (John 4:34) God Sent His Son Whatever the will of the Father was, Jesus made it His priority to fulfil it. The work of forgiveness and redemption is for lost humanity. The desire to demonstrate the love of […]
Read More JJ25 #16 – Fulfilling the Father’s WillNow my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayer that is made in this place. For now I have chosen and consecrated this house that my name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will be there for all time. (2 Chronicles 7:15-16) What an occasion for the people of […]
Read More JJ25 #15 – AttentiveThe house that I am to build will be great, for our God is greater than all gods. But who is able to build him a house, since heaven, even the highest heaven, cannot contain him? Who am I to build a house for him, except as a place to make offerings before him? (2 Chronicles 2:5-6) Solomon […]
Read More JJ25 #14 – House for the God who Cannot be ContainedMoreover, the Lord declares to you that the Lord will make you a house. When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom … And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me. Your throne shall be […]
Read More JJ25 #12 – I Will BuildNow when the king lived in his house and the Lord had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies, the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells in a tent.” (2 Samuel 7:1-2) The story of David up to this point is one of a man […]
Read More JJ25 #11 – Where Is He?Then you shall take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and consecrate it and all its furniture, so that it may become holy. (Exodus 40:9) Physical acts and spiritual realities. People refer to the symbolism of certain acts. As though it’s not really what’s going on outside that matters, […]
Read More JJ25 #09 – Anoint and Consecrate So It May Become HolySee, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship, to devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze, in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, […]
Read More JJ25 #08 – Gifted Contributors to the Place of Presence
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