Blessings on the Barren

Blessings on the Barren
Today’s message will take a look at various Scripture passages including: Isaiah 62:1-5; John 3:22-30; Revelation 19:1-9
Today’s message will take a look at various Scripture passages including: Isaiah 62:1-5; John 3:22-30; Revelation 19:1-9
from The Human Condition, Spiritual Formation series
As we mature in Christ, we cease living out of ego and begin living into new creation and new identity. As we grow into the image of Christ, the hope and joy of the resurrection will manifest in our lives as an upward cycle carrying us toward reconciliation and restoration.
from Maturing in Christ, Spiritual Formation series
Here is God’s intended design: You are royalty with dominion. And you were designed to co-create. You may not literally be an artisan or a creator but you are cultivating something according to God’s purposes. We’ve been commissioned to image God as we fulfill this vocation to mediate God’s rule on earth.
from The Human Condition, Spiritual Formation series
God’s kingdom is a kingdom in which love and justice and truth and life and holiness and peace reign unhindered.
from The Banquet in the Coming Kingdom, The Coming Reign of God series
Now that we’re on the final day, it’s time to reflect on the journey with God.
As we come to the end of this religious activity (i.e., Lent & this devotional), may we not lose sight of the end goal.
In order to embody the humility that Jesus embodies, we may need to have a few things pruned away.
In order to embrace Holy Week and the God we encounter there, we may need the Vine-grower to prune some desires for comfort.
As Paul says in Ephesians 4, we should forgive in the way that God has forgiven us. … Easier said than done.
If you struggle with stubbornness, you may be too stubborn to hear today’s message!
When we do the right things for the wrong reasons, it’s likely that God wants to prune those false motives.
This post introduces a term that is very helpful in describing the human condition and a way of being that God must prune
It’s one thing to feel remorse. It’s another thing to wallow in regret.
In order to see people as God sees them, we may need the Vine-grower to prune the branch of cynicism.
What would it look like to be satisfied in God?
Surely, God wants us to be mindful of unrealistic expectations we have—both of ourselves and of others.
“Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops.”
Proverbs 3:9
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