Well Done My Good and Faithful Servant

Abba Father, DAYENU—Your love, redeeming me from a life of destruction and crowning me with Your lovingkindness and tender mercies, would have been sufficient, but You had a special gift for me. Out of nowhere—actually when I was feeling nowhere, in despair with nowhere to turn, came Michael Finesilver. He loved me, Abba, just like…

In Genesis 7, God said to Noah, “Come into the ark, for I have seen that you are righteous.” Until that point Noah, never having seen rain, probably enduring much mockery, and going it alone, has been doing arduous work building this ark. Now he is being invited (even commanded) to step inside and is…

Matthew 8:1-2:  “When He had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him. And behold, a leper came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” From the Enduring Word commentary: In Jesus’ time, rabbis sometimes boasted about how badly they treated lepers. One bragged that he refused…

Do I separate longing for Abba from longing for Jesus? I’ve always somewhat done that. This morning in reading Roman’s 8:15, i rejoiced that I could call out to Abba and I did experience His embrace. Silly I know, but then I thought, no I love Jesus more. Jesus has been the One with whom…

FROM PALM SUNDAYTO GOOD FRIDAYTO RESURRECTION SUNDAY Palm Sunday: all the Hosannas — was it because of a misunderstood celebration? I believe we can fall into such a misunderstanding. We think “oh good, now I’m “saved” — saved from trials, etc. Yet we are saved from God’s wrath because of Good Friday. Good even when…

Once I asked: Does reality have a form? I had to know! Why not consult the wisest man of all? King Solomon. “Glad you asked,” said this ancient one, “Listen as my words flow, to give reverence to your Creator, that is the beginning of wisdom.” My journey began with a promise: If you seek…