Peter caused unrest with the Jewish community by preaching Jesus and healing. He caused unrest with his fellow believers by eating with and including Gentiles in the salvation plan. He was beaten, jailed, threaten yet he continue to stir the pot.
The Heart of the Father
My daily reading plan has me reading the book of Jeremiah. This is probably not a good idea during a pandemic and racial unrest and while so many Christians and prophets are “Prophesying, America is about to be judged.” (Side note: The same Christians who say God is about to judge America, are also the same Christians that say America is the best country. Do you see why Pre-Christians may...
Not a Requirement but a Response
God gave his people a set of rules to live by. Ultimately, these rules were for their benefit. But instead of these rules leading to godly living, it led to a cycle of: sin-punishment-repentance-forgiveness-restoration-repeat. It was a vicious cycle. Finally, God said in his frustration through the prophet Micah, “Listen, I don’t want Your burnt offerings. I don’t want your rivers of oil. I’m not asking you to sacrifice your...
Crushing
As we celebrate Independence Day, consider the following words penned by TD Jakes: I recalled something Martin Luther King Jr. said, “No one is free until we are all free.” We celebrate our great nation and its many freedoms each Independence Day, but we must not overlook those whose souls scream out in silence, mourning the injustice, apathy, indignity, and indifference they face each day in these same fifty states....
His Fullness
I guess it’s human nature to focus on one aspect of God’s character more than others. I am writing a devotion with some of my and my pastor’s FB posts, and I noticed that I had several posts on God as our provider, while my pastor focused more on God as our healer. Both are true but neither portray the complete picture of who God is. God is BIG! He...