Fully mature sons

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Validation: The Great Glory of An Addict Nov 20, 2022 How God thinks of us is … infinitely more important. … It is written that we shall “stand before” Him, shall appear, shall be inspected. The promise of glory is the promise, almost incredible and only…
The Friend Closer Than A Brother Jul 29, 2022 It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinions. It is easy in solitude to live after our own. But the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps…
Keeping It Simple Feb 26, 2022 Spokes unite in the hub, but it is emptiness at the center that makes the wheel turn…A pot is made of clay, but it is emptiness in the center, that holds the contents…A house is made…
Our Father Feb 14, 2022 In the end that Face which is the delight or the terror of the universe must be turned upon each of us either with one expression or with the other, either conferring glory inexpressible or inflicting…
Infant on The Anvil Nov 22, 2019 We are always on the anvil; by trials God is shaping us for higher things.~ Henry Ward Beecher For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for…
Love that Wins The War Feb 16, 2019 Late have I loved You, O Beauty so ancient and new; Late Have I loved You. Lo, You were within, but I outside, seeking there for you, and upon the shapely things you have made I…
Warfare’s End Jan 28, 2019 After the Crucifixion came the Resurrection. After the Resurrection the Ascension. Because Jesus wore a crown of thorns, He now wears a crown of glory. Because He came poor, He now sits enthroned. Because He made…
Faithful Wanderers Jan 1, 2019 No matter how much we may study, it is not possible to come to know God unless we live according to His commandments, for God is not know by science, but by the Holy Spirit. Many…
Forgiveness: Always Get Over The Last Hurdle Apr 21, 2018 While we may not want to hear this, many of our spiritual conflicts simply are not going to cease until the character of the Lord Jesus is formed in our hearts. The Father’s goal in delivering…
Stabbed in The Chest: Dying with Love in Betrayal Mar 20, 2018 In explaining the growth of his faith, psychiatrist Gerald May writes, “I know that God is loving and that God’s loving is trustworthy. I know this directly, through the experience of my life. There have been…
You Are A King, You Know Jan 22, 2018 The truth that we are kings and queens in Christ is not some idea conjured up to boost our self-esteem but a present reality that we will enjoy in its fullness at the resurrection of the…
Huios: Fully Mature Sons Jan 3, 2018 We are becoming fully mature sons. ~ Graham Cooke Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed. So then, the law was our guardian until…
For The Honor: Life in Friendship with The Family of G_d Nov 26, 2017 Dignity is not negotiable. Dignity is the honor of the family. ~ Vartan Gregorian After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, the LORD said to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, “Moses…
Through Forgiveness into Love Oct 13, 2017 What is perfection in love? Love your enemies in such a way that you would desire to make them your brothers … For so did He love, Who hanging on the Cross, said “Father, forgive them,…
The Day Trust Dies Aug 31, 2017 Whoever sincerely pronounces this prayer leaves his own will and puts all things in the will of God. But the will inspired by the demons consists is self-justification and trust in ourselves, and then they easily…
The Sacred Heart: Courage May 23, 2017 The time is always right, to do what is right. ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, the LORD said to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant,…
Missions: Why Do It? What About My Own Life? May 7, 2017 Whoever does not want to know the will of God is mentally walking a path next to a cliff, and easily falls with any wind. If he is praised, he is proud. If he is rebuked…
Learning to Believe That I Am Enough Feb 26, 2017 Learn to walk in God’s perception of who you are, because yours is not good enough. ~ Graham Cooke Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first…
No, Is A Complete Sentence Jul 29, 2016 “No.,” is a complete sentence. It does not require justification or explanation. ~ Megan LeBoutillier I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of truth comes,…