“To have found God and still to pursue Him is the soul’s paradox of love.” – Aiden Wilson Tozer
"Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings...." …
"Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God." Paul the apostle, writing in 2 Corinthians 7:1 "For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness …
Ezekiel 36:23-28 “I will sanctify My great name, which has been profaned among the nations, and which you have profaned among them; and the nations shall know that I am the Lord, says the Lord God, when through you I display My holiness before their eyes. I will take you from the nations, and gather …
“You were taught to put away your former way of life, your old self, corrupt and deluded by its lusts, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to clothe yourselves with the new self, created according to the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.” - Ephesians 4:22-24 Our new …
"Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations to which you came. I will sanctify my great name, which has …
Image via Author, Bighorn Range, Wyoming There is a fun little book that a friend gave me to read. I could not put it down. The book, “Love Does” by Bob Goff, is about how Bob and his family have chosen to do whatever God puts in their hearts to express love for people …
This is the fifth installment in a series on developing a conversational relationship with our God by His Holy Spirit. The previous posts were published February 6, April 16, 23, and 30. The key to this entire process of conversational communion with our God the Holy Spirit is the absolute surrender of the person to …
"For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself …
We often hear of people who are considered enemies of Christ Jesus, a title we give to particularly harmful or evil people. We need to exercise caution in speaking of people in such language, especially considering we were all once in that same condition. Yet there is in scripture an example of a class of …
(Continued from the previous post) “God doesn't want us to have rigid rituals with Him. In the new covenant, He is more interested in having a relationship with us.” Joseph Prince “For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the …
One Pursuit 