Abba: You showed the situation. When my sin had caused such a deep chasm between us, when justice needed to be satisfied, when what was right needed to be fulfilled. In that state I was not only totally inadequate, I was totally apathetic. I was totally rebellious, whatever fleeting moments of other thoughts, I wasn’t […]
Read More A Passion PrayerIt’s funny what plays around in his head. Funnier still is when he focuses on the one thing that he always wanted to do. He focuses on it and the idea buzzes around his head. It reaches the stage that it becomes something that he entertains all the time. It has to feature in every […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Funny ThatThere is doing a job because you have to and living a life because you love to. I really enjoy football. (Yeah it’s football, we call it football, you can call it soccer all you like, it is a game played with a ball predominantly moved by the foot and so football is a fitting […]
Read More A Practice That Portrays A Passionhttps://youtu.be/8UwTE5BK77Y Coming across this was brilliant. I found it really useful in reminding me of the things to do that allows my relationship with Jesus to grow. It’s why I heartily commend it to you. For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More How Do I Get a Passion for Jesus?The degree to which Josiah committed himself to the word that he heard was incredible. Remarkable to the extent that he stood out among the kings of Israel and Judah. What’s of great interest is that Josiah was already a godly king before he heard the book of the covenant read to him. He had […]
Read More The Kings II 23 – Covenant CommitmentKnow, then, that not a word the Lord has spoken against the house of Ahab will fail. The Lord has done what he announced through his servant Elijah. (2 Kings 10:10 NIV) The house of Ahab had cultivated the worship of Baal. This idolatry had corrupted the nation of Israel more than any of Ahab’s […]
Read More The Kings II 10 – Zeal of JehuThere’s a truth worth appreciating. It’s a truth I am reminded of from time to time. It’s captured in a verse of Scripture. Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart. I used to see this as a cashcard promise from God. If I praise Him then He […]
Read More Journeyman Journal – PassionOver the next few entries, I’ll be sharing some lessons I’ve learnt from a walk I’ve been on with a friend. 1. Walking the journey with Christ with others. Of course I have my responsibility to look at and I won’t be able to blame anyone else if I don’t do what I’m called to […]
Read More Lessons Learnt On A Walk – Part OneThis one is a little bit of a cheat. It was actually a film that taught me this lesson, but I learnt it watching the film on TV, so in a way it’s the same thing. The film is of course The Godfather and if I’m being fair you have to watch the first two […]
Read More Things I Learnt From TV: No. 26 – All Business Is Strictly PersonalMoses is a shepherd. Where once he was part of Egyptian royalty with an upbringing in the most prestigious courts of world power as well as a heritage in a unique people group, now all of that is far away as he looks after the herds of his father-in-law. How the mighty have fallen. Yet […]
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