God created us to get into us. He arranged all things so that He could pour Himself into man.
His aim wasn’t to simply alter man’s behavior; it was for us to contain Him. Our life as son or daughter of God is not a matter of being moved in our conscience by teachings, but is completely about having a real Person living in us. The abundance of the Living God – the Creator of the Universe – lives in you and me. Jesus, in His complete deity, as Living W...
Immersed and saturated. It’s needed. It’s the one thing. To be fully overtaken and consumed by Jesus.
I crave this. It is who I am and how I was created to function.
I NEED TRUE LOVE. I was made for it. I do strange things, thinking that I am “getting” love … to try to satisfy this craving. My desperate attempts to satisfy heart-hunger tell me how important and deep this hunger is.
For all of us, at the very core of our being, is a hunger which requ...
Last week, while munching on falafel nuggets at a new favorite café, I spit out some words of encouragement to my girlfriend who sat across from me. As the sentences came to life, I realized I was also speaking to myself. Holy Spirit is really good at dual serving—giving life to me as He gives life to another through me, at the same time. He’s the original multitasker. And He will display Himself in this way with everyone He loves.
I bet you have expe
One of my BFF’s recently asked a significant question, “What do you consider to be a central prayer focus for this year?” I was at a family party, so I walked away from the conversations and found a quiet spot to sit still and listen. Inwardly my focus turned to Jesus, and I asked Him the same question.
In my inner man I heard: know God, know who you are in Jesus, and then do great exploits. This one-sentence message has been sounding in my heart for a wh