When you get up in the morning do you haphazardly grab garments with no thought of what you are wearing? Are you motivated to wear attractive garments so that you will fit in to the societal norm? Will you wear shorts in the middle of a bitter winter storm? Would a warm and comfortable wool sweater be helpful in the midst of a hot summer rain? We always wear garments that are sensible for the seasons and weather where we currently live. In the same way we wear spiritual garments. Do you know what kind of spiritual garments you wear? Are you sensibly dressed? How do we look spiritually to the people around us? Continue Reading…
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What garments do you clothe yourself with: Psalm 109
I think that I’ve fallen for you.
Having an authority figure in life will bring a multitude of thoughts and emotions to different people. The variety of these figures are endless: police officers, parents, teachers, employers, or siblings. What makes us respect someone in authority over us? An ability to administer punishment is one reason we can tolerate authority because it means that our lack of submission results in a loss for us. I remember growing up I respected my father’s authority mostly because of an illogical fear I felt. I would constantly remember my interactions with him and I would always be on the defensive in any conversation. The fear of my father developed because I was afraid of making a wrong move that would result in his anger. Punishment and fear have permeated the essence of what we think about authority. Why has this permeation happened? Is there a better way to attain authority? Continue Reading…
The painful reality of sin and God’s provision: Leviticus 19 and 20
>I think every other time I have read Leviticus it was my version of the blitzkrieg: fast and swift with little accuracy. It’s the kind of thinking that says if I blitz through this ‘boring’ book of the Bible enough I will eventually glean something useful from it. I was really wrong because I have been reading through Leviticus since May 19th and even though it has been a long slow walk through this difficult book full of sacrifices and laws but I am finding great enjoyment and passion because I am seeing a picture of Jesus Christ .
