Deeper Furrow

  When I Became A King      Awaiting knee surgery since April, my self-sufficiency has waned.   What was normal action became increasingly strained as movement induced pain.   What I fell into was the glove of God.      Kings are served.   Their wants are forecasted.   Their needs are met in abundance.   In my weakness, no one challenged my throne.   In contrast, others reaffirmed my rightful place by encouraging me.   I continued to fulfill my duty.   I have not suffered loss.      The queen procures.   Princesses wait upon.   They dance in the courtyard in entertainment.   Fellow kings stop by for conversation.   I am surrounded by nobility as all have expressed care.      Real alliances have been realized.   Grouping into council, mutual support has been expressed being four heads represented.      This Kingdom is real.   I have seen Him rule.   As we mutually submit ourselves one to another, His Spirit binds us in peace.   There is one God, one hope, one baptism.   We wal

  The Great Election Romans 8: 29  For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30  Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.      God’s election or His choosing must have this backdrop.   Unless God had a plan for preparation, His election would make no sense.   In Romans, Paul is saying the gate is flung wide open.   God is turning the chapter of the book.   He has appointed a time to declare men righteous by faith in Christ.   Whether Jew or Gentile, it makes no difference.   His justification is to those who place their faith in the standard. Romans 8:33  “ Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. ”      God is basing His election upon our acceptance or rejection of Christ.   In these last days, He has raised up a Divider.   More

The Object Of Our Faith Mark 4: 35 - 41 “Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip That started from this tropic port  aboard this tiny ship. The mate was a mighty sailing man, the skipper brave and sure. Five passengers set sail that day for a three hour tour, a three hour tour. The weather started getting rough, the tiny ship was tossed. If not for the courage of the fearless crew, The minnow would be lost, the minnow would be lost.”      We all know the story.  Jesus and the others set sail from the west side of the sea.  Jesus falls asleep, the weather gets rough, and He wakes up to calm the waves.  Then the disciples gasp with their jaws dropped.  Lah, dee, dah.  On to the next story, right?  Heard this one a million times.  Jesus is God so He can command the weather.  Big deal.      It is a big deal when we stop to examine what He has to teach us about fear.  What did these fishermen lack when starting out from shore?  Friction and res

  What Are We To Do With Ourselves? Genesis 5:3  “ And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, and after his image ; and called his name Seth: ” Psalm 119: 13 “You are the one who put me together inside my mother's body, 1 4  and I praise you because of the wonderful way you created me.   Everything you do is marvelous!   Of this I have no doubt. ”   (ESV)      Mom and Dad, you have quite the work set out before you.   Your little one isn’t perfect.   Before leaving the hospital, it is mandatory your baby defecate.   Perhaps this should be the first clue.   This is the beginning of influences it will have.      Our we created in God’s image?   Not entirely.   Like begets like.   Adam’s kids took his resemblance.   Yes, we are not animals.   But thanks to Adam, we are not far from our furry friends.   Brutality in murdering our own species, we know.   If not for guilt and self-awareness, we’d be chewing off each other’s heads like c

  Why We Need Him Ephesians 2:8  “ For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: ”      Saved from what?   More than graffiti on a bathroom wall.   “Jesus saves.”   Understanding gives way to great appreciation.   His blood an offering and our hands willing to carry a cup to the altar, what does it do?   Upon examination we walk away this day with a new praise.      First, Jesus saves us from His Father’s hand. Ephesians 2:3  “ Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath , even as others. ” Wrath – strong vengeful anger or indignation Indignation -   anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean      Second, Jesus saves us from ourselves. Galatians 5: 19  “ Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 20  Idolatry, witchc