“Live freely, animated and motivated by God’s Spirit. Then you won’t feed the compulsion of selfishness.” Galatians 5:16, The Message
Three words grab my attention in Eugene Peterson’s version of Galatians 5:16. Freely, Spirit, Compulsion.
Freedom defined is disentanglement from any bondage – and in the modern sense, this also means “unaffected” by forces other than “God’s [...]
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Animated
Posted in Uncategorized on January 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Critical Situations
Posted in Devotional, Uncategorized, tagged bridegroom, Cana in Galilee, Galilee, glory, Jesus's time, Mary, Son of God, Son of Man, water into wine on December 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, ‘They have no more wine.’ ‘Dear woman, why do you involve me?’ Jesus replied, ‘My time has [...]
About a hundred yards
Posted in Uncategorized on November 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
But the other disciples came in the little boat, for they were not far from the land, but about one hundred yards away, dragging the net full of fish. John 21:8
Peter simply went out to sea again, gave it another try, because somebody says “go out to sea again.” Why didn’t he debate the command? [...]