18 Then King David went in, sat in the Lord’s presence, and said, who am I, Lord God, and what is my house that you have brought me this far? (2 Samuel 7:18 CSB) How do we come before God? In humbleness or seeking His favor in some way? The sabbatical I just took...
Sabbatical
17 And no one puts[a] new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the skins burst, the wine spills out, and the skins are ruined. No, they put new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.” (Matthew 9:17 CSB) I have been feeling like an old wineskin of late. Lots poured in and...
Practicing the Presence
38 …”The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” (Mark 14:38b) How often do we fall into the same habits, the same patterns of life that are not productive? How often do we, like Paul, utter ”I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do...
Disagreement
39 They had such a sharp disagreement that they parted company, and Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed off to Cyprus. (Acts 15:39 CSB) We may not always see eye to eye with others. Even the disciples were not immune to disagreement. Thus, we should not be surprised that even in...