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October 6, 2022
Abide – Part 3
We are continuing to study abiding in the Lord, and what that looks like in our daily lives. In the book of John, chapter 5, two things took place that are significant. Jesus healed a man on the Sabbath and Jesus also said He was the Son of God. Both of these things angered the Jewish leaders. Jesus was talking to them and went on to explain about those who testified on His behalf – God and John the Baptist. There are two verses from this conversation that I want to touch on today.
In John 5:...
September 22, 2022
Abide – Part 2
We are continuing in the series on Abiding in the Lord. Love plays a big role when it comes to abiding in Jesus. Let’s take a look at what Jesus said in John 15:9-17:
9 As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love.
10 If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.
11 These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.
12 This is My commandment, that you lov...
September 8, 2022
Abide – Part 1
You might recall that my one word for 2022 is “abide.” Over the next several posts, I will be talking about abiding in the Lord, using Scripture as our basis.
Let’s start with the definition of the word abide. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, abide can mean “to remain stable or fixed in a state; to continue in a place.”
The reason why I chose this word for 2022, is because I want to learn to abide in Jesus. I want to remain stable and fixed in Jesus. I want to continue in the L...
August 25, 2022
Security in the Presence of God
In my last post I talked about one of my recurring dreams. Today I wanted to mention another one. There are different variations of this dream. But it always has to do with water. I could be in an immense and deep indoor pool. Or I could simply know that there is a large indoor pool wherever I am, and I am eager to go in it. Or I could also be in a large body of water like the ocean, far from the mainland. In the dreams, there are always other people with me as well. Some people might think thes...
August 11, 2022
An Eternal Mindset
Do you have any recurring dreams? I have several. Some of them leave me feeling anxious, while others leave me feeling free. There is one in particular that I want to talk about today that fascinates me. In this dream I have a huge mansion. The part that I love is that the master suite is a house in and of itself. It has all of the rooms that you would find in a normal home – Bedrooms, bathrooms, living room, kitchen, dining room. When I enter the master suite, it feels like a safe haven where I...
July 28, 2022
Keep Praising, Keep Praying, Keep Giving Thanks
At our church, we begin the service with worship before we move into the sermon. A few weeks ago during worship, the worship leader said that God was up to something good. Then we started singing a praise song with those words in the lyrics. But very quickly things took a turn. Suddenly, the power went out!
(Let me back up a bit by saying that the following day Vacation Bible School was starting. This means that a lot of extra equipment was set up and plugged in. So this obviously wasn’t a no...
July 14, 2022
When the enemy Attacks
Do you ever have days when it seems like everything is against you? Every step you take seems to result in failure? Even when you try to do the right thing, or try to do something nice for someone, you are greeted with defeat?
Sometimes when we have days like that, it is the enemy who is trying to discourage us. (I am not saying every difficulty comes from him. Sometimes God allows difficulties in our lives for specific reasons, such as growing our character. And sometimes life just happens o...
June 30, 2022
Who Am I
Who am I that
The King of kings
Would care to listen
To the song I sing
Who am I that
The Lord of lords
Cares so deeply
And lets His love pour
Who am I that
The Holy Savior
Stands strong by my side
And does not waver
Who am I that
The Name above all names
Called out to me
Causing my heart to flame
Bridget
May 18, 2022
How amazing it is to know that the King of the world loves us so deeply. He delights in us and cares for us. I fear that we might forget this sometimes. B...
June 16, 2022
Seeking Jesus
In the book of Luke, there is a story about a man named Zacchaeus. It might be easy to quickly read this story and move on. But I think if we spend some time here, we might discover some key takeaways for our own lives.
Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to s...
June 2, 2022
A Servant’s Heart
Something I have been thinking about lately is how Christians are called to have a servant’s heart. Having a servant’s heart might come naturally to some. Others might have a hard time with it. In our world today, we are taught to look out for ourselves and live rather selfishly. And it is telling. When we look around us, we see a lot of hate in our world.
As Christians, we are called to be like Jesus. And when we read Scripture, we see how Jesus put others first. One story that always gets m...
