Author Archives: sustainedbyhisword
What are you waiting for?
What is an Advent calendar for? Do we need it to remind us that Christmas is coming? No, but it can be a fun part of the anticipation. The thing about Advent calendars is that they count down to a … Continue reading
Looking to Jesus (the carpenter)
The other day I had one of those days when my head was full of too many thoughts and dreams while my hands were full with menial tasks and household chores. The disparity was agonizing. The next morning, as I … Continue reading
Jesus Entered this World
I’ve been thinking about the incarnation, what it means that Jesus came in the flesh, as an individual. I’ll be posting more on this theme in the coming weeks. For we do not have a high priest who is unable … Continue reading
You Are What You Eat
I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever…Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because … Continue reading
All Day Long
But concerning Israel He says, “All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.” Romans 10:21 Until last week, every time I read this verse, my focus was on the people’s disobedience and obstinacy. … Continue reading
Wrapped in His Robe
I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garment of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and … Continue reading
Clay
Yet you, Lord, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand. Isaiah 64:8 Thwump! Thwump! Thwump! Have you ever taken a pottery class? One of the first things we … Continue reading
A Flourishing Olive Tree
But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God’s unfailing love for ever and ever. Psalm 52:8 What do you think of when you think of olives? A cocktail snack? A … Continue reading
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