The New Covenant in Christ restores the original divine life of our God into us. So how do we then live that life?
"Abide In Christ" by Andrew Murray. Whitaker House, publisher, 251 pages. Bottom line up front: This is an extraordinary book from an extraordinary writer. It is a must-read volume that, if read with a heart seeking the indwelling Christ, will bring the reader into the way of life for which we were created and redeemed. …
The Pilgrim Song, Gerhard Tersteegen. Gerhardt Tersteegen was born at Moers, Germany , November 25, 1697. After his father's death when Gerhardt was only six, his mother was unable to send him to the university. He studied at the Gymnasium in Moers, and then earned a meager living as a silk weaver, sharing his daily …
The post "In the Beginning...." dated September 29,2024, which you can read here, ended with these words: "Human life is now without hope because our divine operating system, the indwelling life of our God, is not present in us. We are not equipped to live successfully without that life in us. History has proven that …
Today is the western world's traditional Christmas Day. For the majority of people, it is mostly if not completely an irreligious holiday. Christ Jesus appearing as a human being has little or nothing to do with their celebration, if they celebrate anything at all. For many it is a day to look back on an …
I wonder if the night before the incarnation of Christ the Son of God was a night when much of creation held its breath. Something enormous, something beyond momentous was about to happen. Something all creation was waiting for with groaning. The redemption of all creation was about to begin. The restoration of it all …
Wisdom from those who have walked with their God in a New Covenant relationship. These words are from Amy Carmichael, a missionary first in Japan and then in India, where she gave her life to rescuing young girls and boys from Hindu temple prostitution. ""But when he was yet a great way off, his Father saw …
Tomorrow is Resurrection Day. It seems hard to imagine that here, looking out the window. Today is another "third-winter" day, one of those runs of winter-like weather that appears after a few "false Spring" days. Where I live we measure early Spring in terms of second and third winters, and hopefully not in terms of …
In 1929, an article was published in the Norwegian Christian periodical, Hidden Treasures (“Skjulte Skatter”), the title of which was, “What Jesus Christ is to me.” The author listed 60 different reasons why Jesus was everything in life to him. In these He is describing our Sabbath rest in union with Christ Jesus by His …
John 3:15-16 "And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have …
More words of wisdom from those who knew their God intimately. He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” ~ Jim Elliot “God’s program is directed toward, and is experienced in, community.” ~ Stanley Grenz “It has often been that the greatest thing of God has been …
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