6 Reasons Why “Touch Not the Anointed” Verses Are Not for Pastors
A servant of God must humble and submit himself to the Word of God.
Anointing of oil, literally, were attributed only on Jesus (Hebrews 1:9) and the sick (Mark 6: 13, James 5: 14) but not a would be pastor or any other church leaders, much more in a figurative sense. Jesus, the apostles or anyone in the New Testament didn’t make mentioned or practiced it. Neither did they... Continue Reading
Are You Tired?
The only way to sustain ourselves is to view Christ as inherently beautiful.
It is easy to weary in doing good when people are respectful and grateful for your help and support. It is even easier to weary in doing good when people are pushy and demand your support, as though it is their right. It is easier still to grow weary in doing good when people demand... Continue Reading
The God Who Laughs… and Those Who Hide
All those who take refuge in Him are happy (Psalm 2:10-12).
It’s that last part that’s getting to me: All those who take refuge in Him are happy. That doesn’t sound like someone who is aligned with God; it sounds like someone who is hiding behind God. This is the true “other side.” Sometimes we might think that God is fortunate to have us – our talents,... Continue Reading
What Does “You Are the Light of the World” Mean?
The world God has placed around you should be triggered by your life and your witness.
Like bacteria that needs water to live, sin lives off of darkness and grows exponentially. Whenever believers come along and shine the light of Christ, the world is not going to like it. They will be exposed and they will want to either run and hide or in some cases fight back; they did so... Continue Reading
When I Am Weak
God was responsive to Gideon’s weakness. God is also responsive to our prayers.
Gideon is a prime example of God’s recruitment strategy. In the face of a massive army of Midianite marauders, God pared Gideon’s pool of fighting men from 22,000 to 10,000, and then to 300. God wanted to make it clear to Gideon, to his band of brothers, and to the readers of Scripture that victory... Continue Reading
Worship Is Formed by the Past, but Gives Shape to the Present
It’s important for us to remember, because remembering is what gives us confidence in the present.
My favorite quote from Muller is this: “If God fails me this time, it will be the first time.” We need to remember. It’s vitally important that our worship is rooted in the great acts of God in the past, because we are actually precariously close – closer than we might realize – to forgetting. ... Continue Reading
Ye Who Think of Sin but Lightly…
How ugly is sin? Look at the cross. See the nails in the hands, the thorns on the head.
How bad is our sin? Our sin is so bad that the only solution was the death of the Son of God. He who is perfect innocence, infinite love, immaculate beauty, pure and undefiled goodness….the one who cried out with tears in Gethsemane “If you are willing, take this cup away from me”. But the... Continue Reading
Jesus Feeds 5,000: Bringing Life To Desolate Places
If Jesus could feed 5,000 from a few loaves and fishes, he can certainly handle any difficult circumstance that I face.
Jesus doesn’t operate according to normal circumstances. He isn’t bound by our limitations. He is the Sovereign One who transcends circumstances. He laughs in the face of circumstances that make us cringe. And so he takes the loaves and fishes, blesses them, and then begins dividing them. And dividing them. And dividing them some more. ... Continue Reading
Dogmatic Art
When Christians engage in the world of artistic workmanship, there ought to be a transcendent excellence to what they produce.
A man cannot have the energy to produce good art without having the energy to wish to pass beyond it.”1 The simple profundity of this observation ought not be missed. While many of us have bought into a late-modern narrative that the art world is essentially subjective, visual and feeling-driven, we should remember that–as Chesterton... Continue Reading
Adultery and the Seventh Commandment
This commandment is the most-neglected and most commonly broken of all of the ten commandments.
That is as true in our day as it has ever been. Abstaining from sexual immorality is still very much the will of God for His redeemed people, and it is still our “sanctification,” something that sets us apart from the world. May the Lord grant revival and repentance to many, starting with those of... Continue Reading