Devotionals
Seeing an Invisible God
Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, (1 Peter 1:8 ESV) We experience physical life through our physical senses – we taste, touch, smell, feel, and hear. So, how do we experience spiritual life? Through our spiritual senses. Life in the Spirit invites us to go beyond physical limitations. Through the power of the Holy Spirit we can “see” things through divine revelation and spiritual discernment, “hear” the… Read More
Building Endurance for the Race of Life
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, (Hebrews 12:1 ESV) This morning I was talking with a friend who said he was “just getting back into running.” When asked how far he ran last night he replied: “Six miles.” Clearly his version of “getting back into running” is different than mine. Training for a marathon is entirely different than training for… Read More
Why the Role of a High Priest Still Matters
so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him. (Hebrews 9:28 ESV) As my High Priest, Jesus is both the Mediator and the Sacrifice. As the God-Man Jesus is the perfection of divinity wrapped in the flesh and blood of humanity. He was tempted to sin, but never did. Jesus sympathizes with me because He understands me. In the same way that Old Testament high priests – although themselves… Read More
Why You Should Praise The Lord Anyhow
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! (Psalm 100:1-2 ESV) Must you be happy to make a joyful noise? Is it possible to be glad even when you don’t feel glad? Can you sing when you don’t have a song? One of the most powerful and liberating truths I’ve learned is that worship is a choice. Although often accompanied by a variety of appropriate emotions, worship is not rooted in my feelings, but in my will. I choose… Read More
The Potential and Power of Truth
and many peoples shall come, and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths.” For out of Zion shall go the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. (Isaiah 2:3 ESV) Isaiah prophesied that Jerusalem would one day be an honorable, influential city, where people would come from many nations to learn about the will and ways of God. Certainly that has come… Read More
Pastor Dale Jenkins 