The Kingdom of God. That’s it. That’s all. Service is a grand concept. People are enticed by being told they are customers and so are subject to outstanding customer service. People are compelled when they’re told by their political representatives that the representation is done as a service to the people. When we go to […]
Read More JJ24 #60: State of the JourneyIt’s a great question to ask every day of the journey: Do you know Jesus? I had a very good upbringing. I measure that by how my parents created an environment around the fear of the Lord and the importance of a sound religious background. I measure that in the example that my parents showed […]
Read More J24 #58: Origins of the JourneyThe day reminds us of what He did. He worked for six days and rested on the seventh. The day inspires us to know what He will do. He worked to redeem us so we could enjoy the Rest. We depend on Him thoroughly from start to finish. We rest to show our dependence on […]
Read More JJ24 #57: A People At RestI was reading a headline that said that a church figure suggested an individual was a “committed Christian”. The context was that the individual was going into a top political position in his country. It was as though the church figure who made the comments wanted to commend this individual and reassure us that because […]
Read More JJ24 #56: The Life Renewed – A People RemindedOne of the most intriguing aspects of Jesus’ life is His profound political influence, despite His complete abstention from direct involvement in the political systems of His time. When Jesus informs Pilate that He is a King and His kingdom was not of this world, the encounter reinforced something about His work the three and […]
Read More JJ24 #55: The Renewed Life – A People ReorientedWe did not belong to this world’s decaying system, to an inharmonious state with our Creator and each other. As long as we operated in those places, it was no wonder all we ever faced was despair. God paid the price to return us to Himself. God broke down the walls that prevented the needed […]
Read More JJ24 #54: The Renewed Life – A People RestoredTo God and to each other in that order. There’s a rightful excitement about being redeemed. However, the matter of being reconciled brings another dimension to the renewed life. There’s a sense in which the redeemed is about what God does for us in paying the price to purchase what belongs to Him. The sense […]
Read More JJ24 #53: The Renewed Life – A People ReconciledYou belong to me. Some are uncomfortable with that phrase. The possessive aspect sounds restrictive. It sounds like ownership. Nobody owns me, is the response to that. My parents didn’t raise me for someone else to “possess” me, is the reaction. I’m my own person, I can do what I want, is the retort to […]
Read More JJ24 #52: The Renewed Life – A People RedeemedI would be sound asleep and wake up refreshed. Few things in life are as invigorating as waking up fully rested and refreshed to get on with what needs to be done. When I have those experiences, I think about a life renewed. One of the powerful things about new life in Christ is that […]
Read More JJ24 #51: The Life RenewedIt’s a profound understanding to reach. God created you individually, each one of you a unique masterpiece, and He knew exactly what He was doing when He did that. He knows and relates to you for who He created you to be. At the same time, you are part of something more than yourself and […]
Read More JJ 24 #38: Part of the Project
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