Ourselves. Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are…
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319. Fasting for authority
Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.“ (John 15:4,5) We in the…
318. Power prayer, mighty results
Every time you cross my mind, I break out in exclamations of thanks to God. Each exclamation is a trigger to prayer. I find myself praying for you with a glad heart. I am so pleased that you have continued on in this with us, believing and proclaiming God’s Message, from the day you heard…
317. Nothing is impossible
We know from our study in Revelation, that John often heard God’s voice as the sound of many waters roaring. In his state of hunger, David hears the voice of God. It is from the depths of his own soul that he connects with the depths of the unseen world and “hears” differently. It is only in…
316. Dethrone defeat
It’s a new year that may already feel too much like an old year. The tyranny of routine and obligations makes its mark and dominates calendars. So many demands, so many people, so many needs not to mention political and social upheavals over which we have no control. Come to the silence, the resting place. It’s an…
306. Worship in the smoke
[Revelation 15] Images of dreadful distress fill our television screens daily. The anguish and misery of the human and animal world are heartbreaking and depressing. Volunteers and relief workers from world organizations and individual countries are called in and called up to be the Hands of Jesus extended. We are the Church of Christ on…
299. The sound of silence
[Revelation 8] We can pause for a moment and think of the harmony and melody in heaven – the sound of the heavenlies – in the unseen where we cannot experience it with human hearing. They are very pronounced and accompany the vision in every instance. John describes the voice of God like the sound…
296. New insight – let me see
[Revelation 5] Our heavenly journey continues. It is mostly complicated to think ourselves out of time. I struggle to grasp the full implication of God’s perspective outside our “prison” of time. He sees all of history in one moment, our birth and death and whole life in between. Nowhere is the time perspective more obvious…
288. The harvest of tears
The Bible is a challenging piece of reading. One could still think that something new in our modern theological, computer-driven existence is pushing the boundaries of innovation, then one could study the application of the deep truths of Scripture to set the moral foundation of every aspect of life and provide insight. One thing is certain:…
277. Pazienza, yes patience.
It is a virtue, right? It is one of the essentials for “right living, not so? The saying about patience that can endure so much comes from a poem by Dante (Paradiso Canto XXI – The Divine Comedy), written in the early 14th century. Without speaking Italian the words are almost comprehensible in the musical rhythm of his…
Pebbles of Perpetuity 