“Hezekiah put his whole trust in the God of Israel…He held fast to God—never loosened his grip—and obeyed to the letter everything God had commanded Moses. And God, for his part, held fast to him through all his adventures.” (2 Kings 14: 5-6, The Message) That is just the simple truth. There is not one adventurous bone in my body. My idea of a perfect ‘adventure’ holiday is staying in a lovely beach resort hotel …
‘My Presence will go with you and I will give you REST’ (Exodus 33:14) Permit me to begin this conversation by asking you some questions. Do you think it would be possible to be at rest in the midst of ‘office politics’ trouble? How about in the midst of financial trouble? Can a person be at rest while dealing with health issues? Or do you know anyone who will be in a blissful place when …
Imagine the Christian life was lived on a scale from zero to ten. The closer you were to ten, the more selfish and ‘full on flesh’ you are while, the more you moved towards the zero marker, the more ‘self-forgetful’ and ‘full on God’s Spirit’ you became. As re-born Christians, I believe that aligning our lives more and more to zero is what will bring us to that place where the Holy Spirit gradually removes …
