Yesterday, my good, like minded friend and I met to catch up on each other lives. As with most of our conversations, we eventually began discussing current events. Both of us were disappointed and somewhat astonished by recent events. So we began to look for a loop hole in this whole, “Love everybody” thing. Because surely God anticipated Facebook and social media and therefore gave us provision for that. We...
Greater Revelation of Love
Did you know the opposite of love is not hate but fear? Fear is the root of most sins. We fear loneliness, so we make bad choices. We fear financial insecurity so we cheat. We fear rejection, so we make poor alliances. We fear our way of life is being threatened so we reject others who are different from us. But the remedy for fear is a greater revelation of...
Destiny
Fear steals your destiny. King Jeroboam feared loosing his status, loosing his life, loosing his subjects, so he began a long tradition of Kings who led Israel to worship other gods. One man’s fear eventually led to a nation in exile, a glorious temple destroyed and countless lives lost. Fear stole a nation’s destiny. The opposite of fear is perfect love. If you find yourself fearing today, ask God for...