Beware of the pleasant view of the fatherhood of God: God is so kind and loving that of course He will forgive us. That thought, based solely on emotion, cannot be found anywhere in the New Testament. The only basis on which God can forgive us is the tremendous tragedy of the Cross of Christ.
Read More"Lift up your heads, you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in." Psalms 24:7
Who is this King of glory? He is the LORD of hosts, He is the King of glory who rules over all creation with His heavenly armies.
Journey’s new art work, The King of Glory, hand-painted by co-founder, Sharon Peterson, is an impressionistic representation of what started as a uplifted crown of glory that transformed into a mirrored crown of thorns.
Read More“Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown.”
Revelation 3:10-11 NKJV
What does it mean to hold fast? And what is Jesus asking us to hold fast to? Both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible heavily use this term to express the utmost gravity of its meaning.
Hold fast, in its literary meaning, implies to hold on, and tightly to; remain in. In relation to the Bible, the physical meaning is suppressed more so by the spiritual state, no longer having bodily representation, in which holding fast exalts the human spirit to endure beyond its physical condition.
Read MoreGod desires His children to be decisive; unquestionably resolute; purposeful and determined.
God spoke to me tonight:
“I just want to know your heart.”
This revelation woke my spirit up and gave me a new light into uncovering my unseen heart before my Heavenly Father. The infinite fact that God already sees our hearts despite our own willing submission brings assurance about what we do not see and acknowledge. He desires us to reveal our hearts to Him.
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