Donkeys and Elephants aside, the Church must focus on the Lamb
Many of the hardships we face — inside the Church and our society — result from our failure to remember that we serve the Lamb before all else.
Many of the hardships we face — inside the Church and our society — result from our failure to remember that we serve the Lamb before all else.
This electoral outcome challenges long-standing assumptions about the Latino electorate’s political leanings.
Imagine for a moment a U.S. president continuously engaging biblical references to undergird a political agenda.
In a world that’s rife with political division, “Reagan” shows that unity is possible.
No matter what your mess looks like, how much damage it has done in your life and the lives of those you love, and how desperate you may feel, open your eyes to the power of Jesus Christ in your life.
When God gives you His dream for your life, nothing can stop you from ascending toward higher places. Your climb will not be easy, but it will lead to things you have never seen or even imagined.
It is as if the calendar is reset to begin a new year, a fresh beginning, a reboot of the spiritual system we have been running in the hard drive of the soul.
Leaving Gilgal requires courage and even more trust in the Lord. As we enter the New Year, we rest at our Gilgal then leave to take the first step toward the exciting adventures awaiting us around the next bend. Let this annual marker become the foundation for a future forged by mature faith.
I don’t know what you or your family may be going through this holiday season. But I pray you’ll allow Isaiah’s words and the Christmas story to remind you that the God who became one of us is not a weak God. He is not a fearful God. He is not a God of confusion. He is a wonderful, wise, mighty, everlasting God of peace who took all of our sin, shame, and suffering on His shoulders on the cross.
Maybe you have an idea for a new ministry, and then you see others doing it with more funding, more attention and more success. But if God calls you to do something, none of that matters!