Every Knee Shall Bow

by Sunny on October 2, 2009

Therefore God also has highly exalted him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven , and those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Philippians 2:9-11

What an amazing worship service that will be!  When every eternal soul wherever that soul is will recognize Jesus at Lord and God will be glorified by every single soul that he has created!

My heart jumps for joy at the thought.

Yet I feel my throat constrict with fear.  I know that the day of judgement is coming and there are people I love dearly who will not be brought to their knees until God forces them there.

He desires that none should perish (2 Peter 3:9), and so do I.

I wish I was more confident in sharing my faith.  I wish I felt more equipped.  I know that I have the Holy Spirit to guide my words.  I pray that God will open my eyes to opportunities to share my faith with non-believers.

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The Door, the Gardener, and God.

by Sunny on September 29, 2009

In John 10:7-10 Jesus describes himself as “the door.”  I have been a Christian for over 22 years and I have never considered what it means for Jesus to be the door!

I’ve read those verses and thought, “Oh that’s a nice little visual.  A wall and a door.”

Before Jesus lived a sinless life on this earth and died on the cross it was like Mary Lenox in the book The Secret Garden. She knew there was a garden but there was no door.  She looked and looked and looked but she was shut out.

With Jesus’ death, the Ivy blew back and suddenly there was a door in the wall to the garden!  Without Jesus, there is no way into the garden.

Once you are into the garden, what do you do?  That’s where the Holy spirit comes in.  He is a guide (John 16:13-14).   He shows you how to cultivate the garden and make it beautiful.  He guides you where to work.

The final goal of entering this garden is that God may be glorified and that He will one day say to you, “Well done my good and faithful servant.”

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After God’s Heart

September 21, 2009

My life has been so full of changes of the past year.  There is nothing like becoming a Mama that will bring a woman to her knees in prayer.  As he is growing into a toddler I find mysel praying for patience and wisdom and a hundered other virtues that I thought I had in [...]

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It starts with the Bible

January 2, 2009

In a 2006 survey conducted by The Barna Research Group, 47% of professing Christians read the Bible during a typical week.   Since 1988, that number has varied between 31-47%.
We say that we believe that the Bible is the word of God and a Christians guide to living right, but the vast majority of us forget to read [...]

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Do you live like you say you believe

January 1, 2009

What if you really believed that what you say you believe was really real?  How would you change the way you live day to day?
That’s the question I’ll be asking myself this year (and for the rest of my life).

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John 3:10-21 With much wisdom

June 19, 2008

With much wisdom comes much folly.  The Pharisees had taken their religious training and used it to identify who was not really a part of the “club.”  The thought that they understood what God was about and why YHWH would send a Messiah (to reward the faithful and condemn the unfaithful).  Jesus was doing His [...]

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John 3:1-10 Right actions are not enough

June 11, 2008

“Rabbi, We know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.”
When Nicodemus said this, was he speaking for all the Pharisees?  What if they recognized that Jesus was from God and still plotted against him?  They weren’t just angry because [...]

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John 3:1-3 Come by night

June 10, 2008

One quiet night, the Pharisee Nicodemus slipped quietly out his front door. The moonlight softl illuminated the streets.  He pulled his robe tight around his arms to ward off the cool spring breeze.  Silently, he made his way through the streets to the house where the teacher Jesus was staying.
When Nicodemus found Jesus, he said, [...]

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John 2:13-17 Distractions in the Temple

June 3, 2008

Passover was supposed to be a holy celebration.  The streets of Jerusalem were crowded as all the people of Israel came to worship at the temple.   Jesus also went to Jerusalem to worship that year.
When He arrived at the temple, he found a livestock market being held in the temple courts.  Some opportunistic businessmen had [...]

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John 2:1-14, The revelation of the Glory of Jesus

March 11, 2008

Today’s Bible Study: John 2:1-11
This chapter begins “On the third day” this is likely refering to the third day that John (the author) was following Jesus. This is assuming that John is the unnamed disciple in John 1:35-42.
This is the story of Jesus turning the water into wine at a wedding. I wonder [...]

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