Abiding in Christ. Walking by faith.

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Devotional Making Disciples

Abundance

Abundance.

Trees in spring. Blooms appearing overnight.

Colors. Soft and brilliant.

Then, breezes sweep through. And blossoms fill the air.

Abundance scattered. Beauty all around.

Abundance. Image by Robert Bant, Unsplash.

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Tags blooms, Ephesians 1:6-8, generous, John 10:10, lavished, life eternal, love, overflowing hope, redemption, richly poured out, Romans 15:13, Romans 5:5, scarcity, self-sufficiency

Crossing Cultures Making Disciples Memoir

Desert city

Desert city sojourn.

And I wade in the book of Isaiah. Meditating on the prophet’s words. For months.

Soaking in these passages that sound familiar. Close to home.

Scripture speaks true. Pointing out rebellion.

And revealing His compassion.

Desert city. Image by imb.org

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Tags brier and myrtle, exile, false gods, Isaiah, Isaiah 41:18, Isaiah 53:5-6, Isaiah 60:1, listen, meditating on Scripture, observe, rebelled, redemption, sheep, Shepherd of the sheep, sin, streams in the desert, watch, wilderness

Devotional Making Disciples

The fear of the Lord

“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom…” (Proverbs 9:10). I was a child with childlike faith, starting to read my new red Bible on my own.

And Proverbs was my favorite.

Proverbs 9:10

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Tags 1 Corinthians 1:30-31, Acts 9:31, Job 28:28, Proverbs 9:10, Psalm 34, redemption, Revelation 19:5, righteousness, sanctification, the fear of the Lord, wisdom