Tag Archives: union with Christ

Able-Bodied

Posted on June 23, 2023 by Pete

Not exactly sure why, but oh, the difference two words can make. Hovering over a few verses in Philippians 4 this morning, verses I have known since near the beginning of my walk with Jesus over 45 years ago. In … Continue reading →

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We Will Worship the Lord

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Pete

This year I’ve switched to the CSB translation of the bible for my reading plan instead of the ESV I’ve used for the past several years. And this morning, what a difference it makes. “Therefore, fear the Lord and worship Him in … Continue reading →

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Abide In Him

Posted on November 9, 2022 by Pete

Hmm . . . I guess John was listening. Ask me about “abiding” and John 15 comes to mind first as the go to passage. There, Jesus talks of a vine (aka Him) and branches (aka His followers) and the … Continue reading →

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A Perpetual Spring

Posted on October 11, 2022 by Pete

It was quite the claim. Intriguing, in fact. To never be thirsty again would be wonderful. But to never have to come to the well to draw water again? That would be amazing! No more the daily burden of carrying … Continue reading →

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Taming the Untamable

Posted on October 4, 2022 by Pete

Oh, if ever there were an area of my life in which I needed to know the functional reality of “it is no longer I who live but Christ lives in me” (Galatians 2:20), it’s the area of what comes … Continue reading →

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Listen and Do

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Pete

“Listen to my voice, and do all that I command you. So shall you be My people, and I will be your God, that I may confirm the oath that I swore to your fathers, to give them a land … Continue reading →

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Those Who Belong to Christ

Posted on April 19, 2022 by Pete

I know it’s not supposed to be about me. But this morning it ends up being about me. Maybe that makes sense considering I’m reading about the gospel preached by Paul. The good news that: . . .Christ died for … Continue reading →

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His Righteous Triumphs

Posted on April 7, 2022 by Pete

Deborah. A wife, a prophetess, a judge of Israel (Jud. 4:4). Willing to be a “right hand man” for a fearful general called by a faithful God (4:6-9). And, a singer songwriter. This morning I’m hovering over her song in … Continue reading →

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Christ Is In You

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Pete

Four words. That’s what I’m chewing on this morning. Yet four words within one grand context — Romans 8. There’s no way you can read Romans 8 and not be stirred within your soul. There is therefore now no condemnation … Continue reading →

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Created After the Likeness of God

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Pete

I pause this morning and consider how emphatic Paul is in exhorting the Ephesians: Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. (Ephesians … Continue reading →

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