Wednesday, April 30, 2014

CHRISTIANESE, A DEAD LANGUAGE

Let the Word of God dwell richly in you.
Pray and seek earnestly
to have ears to hear.
The Holy Spirit will give you
what to say
in the moment.
You will love practicing
your new language,
and you will love 
imparting life to others.
 

Thursday, April 24, 2014

JUSTIFIED!

 Just as if I've never sinned
expresses the clean slate 
we have in being made right with God
by the work of Christ.
But feel the WEIGHTINESS
that this equally precious truth 
of our salvation brings:  
Christ's perfect life
has been credited to our account.
This is the basis 
of our relationship with God,
the garment that has been given 
us to wear each day.
Now we can go forth and live 
lovingly, joyfully and triumphantly
in Him and through Him. 
(2 Cor. 5:21; Col. 1:21-22)


Wednesday, April 23, 2014

INDEED

We are evidence indeed
as new creation sons of God,
 bearing the fruit of Christ's nature, 
led by His Spirit.
It's a new and living way,
walking in His powerful and all-sufficient
Spirit within us.

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

WHEN WE DISOBEY

Paul David Tripp nailed it.
So did the hymn writers of old 
who wrote of 
"grace that is greater than all our sin".
Turns my heart 
even more to trust and love
the One who loves me so.

Friday, April 18, 2014

MEDITATION: BLOOD COVENANT

Oh the wonder of God Himself
guaranteeing the covenant 
He made with us!
The Son of God became
our Substitute
and our Representative 
before the throne of the Father,
eternally on our behalf.
 What security 
and freedom
and joy is ours
to have everything between us and God
removed forever,
that we may enjoy HIM 
and the riches of His grace
in this life and in the next!
 (Hebrews 7:22)
 

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

REESURRECTION LIFE

A grave-tending life is one 
focused on what's DEAD,
what we used to be
when we lived without God
and without hope in the world --
self-protecting, fearful, controlling.
Now that we have LIFE
and God is truly our Father,
He leads us and draws us
into what His Spirit is doing
from day to day.
We celebrate the resurrection of Jesus
and share in His resurrection life --
bold, expectant, joyful.
 

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

THE GREATER REALITY

Our sin was great;
our redemption is greater.
We are no longer what we were;
we are in Christ now.
 And that is the greater reality.
Hallelujah!
 

Monday, April 14, 2014

PURE AND SIMPLE

Christ is neither a taskmaster
nor a perfectionist.
He is more gracious
and kind 
than our hearts can ever know.
Walk with Him
in simplicity
and purity.
And above all, enjoy Him.
He enjoys you.

Friday, April 11, 2014

ALWAYS GOOD NEWS

We've heard the bad news
about our sin separating us from God,
AND the good news of salvation in Christ!
But we still need to hear 
the good news of the Gospel 
all the time --
the GOOD NEWS of our new identity in Christ,
the GOOD NEWS of freedom in Christ,
the GOOD NEWS of the Spirit's work in our lives,
the GOOD NEWS of Christ's triumphs that are ours,
and the endless gifts 
and graces
and riches
and blessedness
bestowed on us through the sacrifice of Christ.
That's the news that glorifies HIM
and transforms US into His image.
 ALWAYS GOOD NEWS.

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

CHANGE AHEAD

You may be a babe in Christ
or a longtime believer,
but there is only one path
to experience 
the abundant life in Christ.
Are you on it? 
It's never too late to start again.
Focus on what God has done for you
(we can never exhaust these truths).
 Change is just ahead.
It's called abundant life.

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

REST

 Why? 
 It delights our Father 
that His children
rely on His great love all the time.
This does not come about by striving 
but by resting confidently in Who Christ is
and what He has done for us.
This brings overcoming strength,
healing,
freedom,
peace,
and joy.
"And so we know and rely on the love God has for us." 1 John 4:16

Thursday, April 3, 2014

AN EASTER MEDITATION

How true, how precious.
We come before God only
on the purity of the Lamb, Christ Jesus,
and never on our performance.
This is the of grace.
Because of Christ
the Lamb without blemish,
we are righteous and accepted
forever.

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

LIVING BY GRACE

Grace, grace, marvelous grace!
No wonder the love of Christ
is the motivation
and compelling force
of our lives!







Tuesday, April 1, 2014

SECRET TO TREASURING CHRIST

If Christ is your Savior
but He is not treasured in your heart,
ask the Holy Spirit to reveal
His love to you.
Ask Him daily
as you seek Him
in His Word.
His love must be real to you,
not something
you only read about
or hear others repeat. 
Revelation of His love 
brings great joy
and peace,
lifting us above our circumstances,
and setting us free from
the lesser treasures
of this world. 
"We love Him because He first loved us."
1 John 4:19