Branch taken from former tree, our old life Grafted into a different tree, grafted into Jesus, receiving new life Our source of life is not from our natural abilities. That is flesh, carnal. Our source of life is the life of Jesus, the vine. Flowing through us. If the root is holy, the branch is holy. By faith, His life pushes out our old life. His life produces fruit. It is not our fruit. Our part is to stay (abide)…
What if everything we did was an act of worship to God from a united heart? Or is my heart divided? Just thinking today and letting it come through this keyboard… Divided heart We tend to divide our lives into secular and sacred. Ordinary secular life activities like daily tasks, employment, shoveling snow, washing dishes, home repairs and grocery shopping. And the sacred or spiritual part of our lives is spent in prayer, Bible reading and going to church. Is…
Do you have a focused life? As the sailor locates his position on the sea by “shooting” the sun, so we may get our moral bearings by looking at God. We must begin with God. We are right when and only when we stand in a right position relative to God, and we are wrong so far and so long as we stand in any other position. A.W.Tozer, The Pursuit of God, The Gutenberg Project, eBook, p. 101 When we…
