Category Archives: Our walk with Him

The Loving Discipline of God

The Loving Discipline of God
Punishment exacts a cost, some type of pain, as a result of an infraction. The penalty may deter someone, but it is the transgression that is being addressed. Discipline, however, addresses the transgressor. While there may be some pain involved, it is only allowed or used as means for training. The wages of our sin…
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One Body: Unity and Peace

One Body: Unity and Peace
… eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Ephesians 4:3 Paul is instructing us on how to walk in a way worthy of our calling. He mentions our manner – which is to be humble, gentle, patient and loving – and our goal which is to maintain unity. The unity mentioned here comes…
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Just as He said

Just as He said
He is not here; He has risen, just as He said. Matthew 28:6 Jesus told His disciples that He would rise again.[1]  And He did. It was just as He said - but it wasn’t as they thought. Because it didn’t come about as they had planned, they were unsure and the angels had to show…
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His Plan

His Plan
He gave them what they wanted but sent meagerness into their souls.  Psalm 106:15 I’ve got a bad picker sometimes. I ask for things that aren’t in His plan. They aren’t bad things, in fact most of them I would call good, at least for me. But that doesn’t mean they fit into His overall…
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