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A Prayer of Confession, Intervention & Humility
God, I’m a person in desperate need of help this morning. I pray in your Grace that You would send Your helpers my way. Send your intervening Grace. Please give me the humility to receive the help when it comes. … Continue reading
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Lit by Grace
Consider the call of Christ to us all as recorded by Matthew: You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead … Continue reading
You and I Can Change No One
You and I change no one. Ultimately, personal change comes from only one source: the gracious act of a powerful God. When people try to change one another, typically the focus is on the behaviour. Yet behaviour is not really … Continue reading
Sinner and Child of Grace
These two identities, sinner and child of grace, are the pillars that support a restoration lifestyle and a healthy and productive life on this side of eternity. My identity as a sinner daily confronts me with how deep and pervasive … Continue reading
Amazing Grace
Grace is the most transformational word in Scripture. The entire Bible is a narrative of God’s grace, a story of undeserved redemption. By the transformational power of his grace, God unilaterally reaches into the muck of this fallen world, through … Continue reading
The Magnitude of God’s Transforming Grace
You and I will never understand and celebrate the magnitude of God’s transforming grace until we understand the deep damage that sin does to the human heart. You see, sin isn’t about human beings being basically okay and just needing … Continue reading
I Cannot Control
If true humanity is bound up in community with God and godly community with others, I will never experience it when all my eyes ever see is my own need. This way of living is always riddled with anxiety and … Continue reading
Whiter Than Snow: Something In My Hands I Bring
I have been so blessed by this book. The meditations of Paul Tripp on Psalm 51 really draws out my heart. I don’t quite know how to express my experience, other than the words from these pages really resonates in … Continue reading
Devotional Jazz-Whiter Than Snow
Picked up this book to read when I was heading home after prayer meeting this evening. Pastor Stanley saw me holding it and told me:”It’s a very good book.” and after reading only the preface, I’m convinced. Paul David … Continue reading
