The Wake-Up Call

While it’s always easier to grumble at our leaders in the wilderness, the secret to success is crying out to God.

And this is the meaning of the wilderness—the strengthening of our souls in the midst of struggle through the power of the Holy Spirit.

He wants our worship in the midst of the difficulty of deliverance.

Every single one of us has the opportunity every single day to help walk somebody home.

"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

At the cross we simultaneously behold the great mystery of Christ—the wrath of God against sin and the love of God for sinners—and we are saved.

I want to live my life at the pace of Jesus in me; in step with the Holy Spirit—awake but not anxious, alert without preoccupation.

Faith gives our heart and soul the vision of God.

So often in our praying we pleadingly ask God to act on our behalf. I often wonder if God is looking for a mode of prayer whereby we are acting on God’s behalf and at his behest.

The issue is not the size of one’s faith, but the strength of their God.

Will we succumb to the slavery of building the kingdoms of this world, or will we become sons and daughters and inherit the now-and-still-coming kingdom of God?

Jesus is the victor who, after his suffering and humiliation, has been crowned with glory and honor! Today’s post is from A Meditative Journey Through the Psalms by Timothy and Julie Tennent. Most recently, he served as president of Asbury Theological Seminary among other posts he holds across the global church. Julie is a gifted musician and was one of the driving forces that helped bring to fruition the Seedbed hymnal, Our Great Redeemer’s Praise. We will share some of their writing on the Psalms on Sundays.

Tell the Israelites to Turn Back: We Need the Mind of Christ to Think the Thoughts of God.

By Day . . . in a Pillar of Cloud; and by Night in a Pillar of Fire: Nine Rules of the Road with God.

So God Led the People Around by the Desert Road: When God Takes the Long Road.

Commemorate This Day: Jesus Is My Passover.

It Was a Night of Watching by the Lord: On Creating New Space for Prayer.

The Lord Makes a Distinction: On Judgment and Mercy.

The Good Shepherd (Psalm 23).

Just as the Lord Had Said: What Does Real Repentance Look Like?.

I Will Harden Pharaoh’s Heart—On Sovereignty, Freedom, and the Will of God.

I Am the Lord—Learning to Speak the Word of God.

Let My People Go! The Decree and the Deliverance.

So He May Worship Me . . . The Movement from Penultimate to Ultimate.

Now Go; I Will Help You: The Utter Sufficiency of God.

The Cross of Christ (Psalm 22).

I AM WHO I AM—Welcome to Ontology 101.

I Will Be with You—The Word of All Words of God.

From Here I Am to Who Am I?.

So Now, Go. Welcome to the Elder Awakening.

Take Off Your Shoes . . ..

The Bush Was on Fire . . . It Did Not Burn Up.

The Final Victory of the Messianic King (Psalm 21).

Between the Far Side of the Wilderness and the Mountain of God.

On The Journey from Wasteland to Graceland.

How to Get From Wasteland Wandering to Wilderness Walking.

The Way Back to Plan A—From Weak Resignation to Deep Surrender.

Plan B vs. Plan C and the Fallacy of Lesser Evils.

Plan B?.

Trusting in the Name of the Lord (Psalm 20).

Holy Spirit Story: “The Doctor is Never Going to Believe This” (with Joan Fischer).

Whatever They Do.

The Power of Good Poetry.

From Walking . . . to Standing . . . to Sitting.

Blessed Is the One.

Welcome to the Story.

God’s Revelation to Us (Psalm 19).

Holy Spirit Story: Encountering the Holy Spirit on Our Wedding Anniversary (With Susan and Jeff Murithi).

It’s Time To Turn the Page to Acts 29.