If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. John 8:36 Earlier this week, the crowds shouted, “Hosanna to the Son of David.” Save us. This is what Hosanna means. Deliver us. Rescue us. God’s story from the beginning has always been a rescue mission. We are sinking, and Jesus reaches out to grab you by the hand …
“I will tell of the decree: The Lord said to me, “You are my Son; today I have begotten you.” Psalm 2:7 It was a sunny afternoon. I was playing in the backyard with my crew. They were climbing all over me. Laughing and giggling. We were roughhousing, tackling, and tickling. The kids were out of breath, and my heart …
“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!” 1st John 3:1 The gavel pounded and the declaration of the judge was final. Elanna was ours. Our adoption was complete, irrevocable, and permanent. It was a glorious day. The reality was, she was ours from …
“These things I have spoken to you while I am with you. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.” John 14:25-26 Pictures capture a moment in time. A good photograph transports you to a time …
“Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.” Colossians 2:6-7 As a kid I loved to swim in the ocean. Most of the places we traveled to provided pretty calm seas. The waves and ocean’s power was …
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2:10 I had to change out a circuit breaker this past week. It meant that I had to go to the side of my house—the one where the mechanical elements are located. It’s the side I don’t …
“All streams run to the sea, but the sea is not full; to the place where the streams flow, there they flow again.” Ecclesiastes 1:7 My least favorite part of the house is the kitchen sink. I hate my kitchen sink. No matter what I do—it is always full of dishes. Packed full. Stacked. Soaking to get the concrete loose …
Helium Balloons are delayed tear machines. They start with joy and excitement. But sooner or later they will bring tears to the eyes of the child who holds its string. It floats away
