With My Own Eyes

Today I am thankful for the Holy Spirit. Pastor Mike said something in yesterdays sermon (“Angels as Messengers”) that really stood out to me: We don’t ask angels about the interpretation of Scripture because the author lives inside of us. How remarkable to think that God Almighty indwells every Believer. What incredible potential we possess, not because we are great, but because God is great. There is so much power available to us if we would but come to the end of ourselves and rely on the Omnipotent One. This truth is also very freeing because it means that whatever lies ahead is not up to me to power through or to figure out. It is God’s job and He is more that capable. So, today I am thankful for the Holy Spirit. May He live powerfully and victoriously through us today.

“How will you live? In the years to come, our world will most likely go from fast to faster; more hurried, more soulless, more vapid; “deceiving and being deceived.” 14 Will you traverse that road? Will you follow the same old, tired, uncreative story of hurry and busyness and noisy, materialistic, propagandized living? Just try to add in a little Jesus as you careen through life? Make it to church when you can? Pray when you find the time? Mostly just stay ahead of the wolf pack?

Or… Will you remember there’s another road, another way? Will you off-ramp onto the narrow path? Will you radically alter the pace of your life to take up the easy yoke of Jesus? And when you fail, begin again. This time: slowly. This book is both a question and an answer. But mostly it’s an invitation, from one invitee to another. “Come to me…. Find rest for your souls.” I say yes. You? Here’s to the easy yoke.”

Comer, John Mark. The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry (p. 256). The Crown Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.

Possibly my favorite Christmas album.

Eagerly looking ahead to 2021 and asking questions like:

What Scripture passage should be the theme for the coming year? What one word?

What goals is God putting in my heart for the coming year? How does He want to grow me?

At the end of 2021, I’d like to be able to say that…

What would “success” look like in the coming year?