December 2011
“2012, you think you’ve got what it takes to top 2011? Huh?! Do ya?!!”
“And he also said, “It is finished! I am the Alpha and the Omega—the Beginning...”
– Revelation 21:6
God doesn't require...
I’ve just started reading The Circle Maker by Mark Batterson. It is, by definition, inspiration. I can’t read more than a page or two before needing to stop, journal, walk around, digest…
Here’s an excerpt from page 27:
On defining success…
Success is not circumstantial.
We usually focus on what we’re doing or where we’re going, but God’s...
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Perfection and permanence...
Everything within me wants the world to be perfect.
I want justice for all the bullying powers in the world.
I want freedom for all.
Redemption.
Liberation.
But nothing will be perfect on this earth. Not until “all things are made new” that we read about in Isaiah 65:17.
And on top of this, I want things permanent.
It seems that EVERY good thing is fleeting.
Temporary.
...
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He is Good
Some great words about worship…
he-moves-me:
I know, I know - I haven’t blogged in weeks and the first thing I blog is another persons words - but they are a thing of beauty! Worship, at it’s heart is expressing thankfulness.
Thank the Lord because he is good. His love continues forever. Psalm 106:1
Unfortunately, saying “thank you” isn’t all that common.
And yet, it’s what worship...
“God does not answer vague prayers.”
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New
A new year is right around the corner.
4 days until a new 365.
What does that mean to you?
Does it offer a clean slate, even if it’s simply metaphorical?
New resolutions? Goals? Hope for a difference?
Any time I’m presented with the thought of “new”… I’m confronted with the thought of eternity.
In fact, our concept of “new” is so fleeting that...
“Praise the LORD, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the...”
– Psalm 103:1-2
“Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying: “Sovereign Lord, as...”
– Luke 2:28-32
“So the shepherds hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was...”
– Luke 2:16-20
“Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the...”
– Luke 2:11-14
