“The friend of silence comes close to God. In secret he converses with him and receives his light.” - John Climacus “Let the fires go out in the boiler room of the church and the place will still look smart and clean, but it will be cold. The Prayer Room is the boiler room for …
Category: Union With God
Solitude and Significant Time
“The lover of silence draws close to God. He talks to Him in secret and God enlightens him.” --John Climacus In the previous post on solitude, I described several strategies I employ to create solitude throughout my day. Starting the day with silence and solitude, avoiding any digital connections in the morning, having the first …
Homemade Solitude Recipe
Image via Pixabay “I must secure more time for private devotions. I have been living far too public for me. The shortening of devotions starves the soul, it grows lean and faint. I have been keeping too late hours.” - William Wilberforce “And in the morning very early, Jesus arose and went out to a …
Keys to the Kingdom – True Fellowship
“It is a solemn thing, and no small scandal in the Kingdom, to see God's children starving while actually seated at the Father's table.” - A.W. Tozer “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your …
Keys to the Kingdom – White Space
“In loneliness, I have no one but myself. In solitude, I have my God.” “But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.” - Matthew 6:6 That our God …
Keys to the Kingdom – Solitude
“Solitude with God repairs the damage done by the fret and poise and clamour of the world.” - Oswald Chambers “And in the morning very early, Jesus arose and went out to a solitary place, and there prayed.” Mark 1:35 Solitude is one of the most basic and important practices of the Christian faith. And …
Keys to the Kingdom: Sensing God 2
“To be honest, most of my prayers are a monologue. I tell God what’s on my mind, and then my prayer time is done. The communication flows one direction. And most of the time I don’t even verbalize my prayers. I simply offer words in my head.” – Rodney Reeves, in Christianity Today, June 11, …
Keys to the Kingdom – Our Chief End
“Take time for the quiet moments as God whispers and the world is loud” - Ancient Irish saying. “But let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows me; that I am the Lord who exercises lovingkindness, justice, and righteousness on earth, for I delight in these things” declares the Lord.” Jeremiah …
Keys to the Kingdom: Sensing God
“Knowledge or religion means to be good and to do good, to worship God or to work for God without having the living presence of God.” ― Witness Lee “Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” 1 Corinthians 3:16 I hear many …
Keys to the Kingdom – Belief into Jesus.
“You will never know the fullness of Christ until you know the emptiness of everything but Christ” - CH Spurgeon “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.” Jesus, speaking of Himself as the Son …
