But they were insistent, with loud voices asking that He be crucified. And their voices began to prevail. Luke 23:23 (NASB) The noise was deafening. Evil chanting for blood. Wickedness waiting to devour the unblemished Lamb. The purity was too much for such depravity. It revealed too much of their sin, so the solution seemed to be death. Do away with Him who was Light on their darkness. To darkness they sent Him. Flesh splitting nails into splintered wood. Gush of blood and water. Raised up for all to see the spectacle of dripping life. Great drops of life from…
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“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, The fountain of living waters, To hew for themselves cisterns, Broken cisterns That can hold no water. Jeremiah 2:13 NASB To the one who turns around and removes eyes from the Holy One to attempt to replace the living water with a cheap imitation in a broken vessel, wake up! God sees you and knows what you are doing. Who is Lord of your life? Why are you attempting to replace the Perfect with the imperfect? Life gets busy. I get it. Stuff gets in the way. I get…
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Don't be left closed out of the wedding feast.
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Were my plans made in consideration of serving God?
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Cleaning up from yesterday in preparation for tomorrow.
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Be still and know Him.
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He stripped Himself down to a Child and offered us what no one else could.
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Imagine a little tiny hand desperately wanting to reach his Savior through his mother's skin. Jumping, leaping, hands raised high, praising the Messiah. A baby in the womb.
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Herod tried to steal Christmas. What Herod's are you allowing into your manger scene?
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The scent of heaven still on His skin.