'Just a thought'

"We study the Bible so we can know better who God is and ultimately what he has done in Christ. Such study, by God's Spirit, is a means by which God forms us into the image of his risen Son, with whom we are coheirs. We must, therefore, be ever vigilant to inspect our own motives, lest we fall into the well-worn rut of thinking that study of the Bible prepares us to lead rather than to serve. It is to learn, after all is said and done, that the most important thing is not we who read the Bible, but he who gave it to us, in all its incarnate fullness." (italics mine)

~Dr. Peter Enns

Inspiration and Incarnation

'Just a thought'

Are you wiling and able to ask deeper-than-casual questions of others?

“As sinners, we tend to recast our own history in self-serving ways. We hide behind the difficulty and pressures of the situation or the failures of others. We look for external explanations, not internal ones. We are more impressed with our righteousness than we are horrified by our sin.

Because of this, we all need people who love us enough to ask, listen, and, having listened, to ask more. This is not being intrusive. This is helping blind people to embrace their need for Christ. It is helping people to see the foolish ways they have lived for their own glory, and the subtle ways they have exchanged worship and service of the Creator for the worship and service of his creation.”

~Paul Tripp

Instruments In The Redeemer's Hands

Prayer Request

Would you please take a moment and pray for Rebecca and I? We are going through some rough times spiritually. Please pray that we will be uplifted by God's love and a real sense of His nearness, and that we will be given hearts that long to love and serve Him and others well. Thanks.