When Moses asked God whom he should say had sent him to deliver the Israelites from their bondage, God replied, "Tell them I AM has sent you." So much of life is spent looking back at what once was. I long for days when there was no financial threat, when neighborhoods were one big park where kids could play until dark without adult supervision, and I didn't have to eat so little and … [Read more...] about I AM
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How Do I Amaze Him?
AMAZE: 1) to wonder, wonder at, marvel 2) to be wondered at, to be had in admiration to wonder; by implication, to admire:-admire, have in admiration, marvel, wonder. What was Jesus amazed by? How does one move the heart of the King of angels? There are only two instances in which the gospels tell me that Jesus was amazed by someone's actions. And no, His amazement did not come over the … [Read more...] about How Do I Amaze Him?
Intimacy
I heard a powerful story this last week about why God does not always answer our prayer requests for provision immediately : A rabbi was once asked why God did not give the Israelites manna in the desert for more than one day at a time except on the sixth day when they were given enough for the Sabbath. He replied in the form of a parable: Once there was a king whose son came of age. The … [Read more...] about Intimacy