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Brief Word #132 FEBRUARY 2023
When we understand who God is, His identity, we understand what He does, His activity. A false understanding of God, results in a false interpretation of His actions. We may think God is mean, or has favourites, or punishes us for wrongdoing. But that’s not what God is like....
Brief Word #131 JANUARY 2023
It is God who makes a way. It is the Lord who makes it clear, who guides, who leads. It is the Lord, not a good idea, not a fad, not a dream, not even a vision. But it is God. He makes a way, a path...
Brief Word #130 DECEMBER 2022
The Christian life is about remembering. Bringing back to mind the things God has said and done. Remembering is a big part of who we are. We remember, and recall, we refresh our mind in the things of God...
Brief Word #129 NOVEMBER 2022
When we try to live in the way we know we should, without the power of grace, we are running on empty. There is no power, there is no energy, there is no ability to do that. But when we focus on grace...
Brief Word #128 OCTOBER 2022
There are many tensions we have to live with. Two things that at first appear to oppose one another, and we wonder which one is right. Things like what we have received, and what we are receiving. And many of us find this difficult to live with.
Brief Word #127 SEPTEMBER 2022
Are you and I satisfied? Are we? Are we content, fulfilled, happy, pleased, filled with the joy of the Lord? One thing is for sure, if we immerse ourselves in the daily news and world events, we will not find any peace and satisfaction there.
Brief Word #126 AUGUST 2022
In spite of all that’s going on in the world today, I am still pondering this great theme, of the goodness of God. In my readings I am coming across it time and again. The current political, economic, and social climate around the world, does not change my view of who God is.
Brief Word #125 JULY 2022
Sometimes we perceive things about God and ourselves that are just plain wrong. But to us at the time we are convinced that the way we see things, the way we understand things about God and ourselves are right. But the truth and facts sometimes prove us wrong.