Closing the Distance

Sometimes disobedience is intentional. Sometimes it is not. Disobedience, whether intentional or not, puts distance between ourselves and God. In the book of Acts we learn of a magician named Elymas who intentionally tried to turn the proconsul from his faith. There would be consequences for this disobedience. Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, told Elymas that he would pay a terrible price. Acts 13:11 (NET) - Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and you will be blind, unable to see the sun for a time!” Immediately mistiness and darkness came over him, and he went...

Focus

We tend to think of the New Year as a time for a clean slate. We make resolutions and all too quickly abandon them. Some of this can be attributed to our human nature. Some can also be attributed to our focus. Asking what we should do for ourselves is one thing. Asking God what He desires of us and our service to others is another. The opening of the very first Psalm provides us with some valuable insight. Psalm 1:1-3 (NET) - How blessed is the one who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand in the pathway with sinners, or sit in the assembly of scoffers!...