Remade

  I recently read a statement which declared that our current election fiasco doesn’t happen in a healthy democracy... that what we are experiencing reveals the deepest imaginable rot of democracy. I can assure you that America's "deepest imaginable rot" has nothing to do with this or any other election. What we are witnessing is a wholesale, deepening rot of character, morality, values and integrity which has been progressively deteriorating. THIS rot is simply being exposed with greater definition as "we" move further away from the source of all Truth. This rot is manifest in all political parties and we are helpless to war against it until we understand the reality and nature of our enemy. Warfare 101 says: "Divide your enemy that they may be conquered". And we are literally watching the enemy move in for the kill. America’s political establishment are like helpless lambs being led to slaughter, running around in circles without a clue. We are seein...

“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.” Colossians 3:15 The original Greek word for thankful in Colossians 3:15 is Eucharistos, which of course is where we get our word: “Eucahrist”. And the word Eucahrist is another word that we use for the Lord’s Supper, or Communion. Communion is descriptive of relationship, specifically the relationship that Jesus calls us to as Lord and Savior. Think about that! …A life of thankfulness is focused on a deep, communing relationship with Jesus. And there’s no other way to be truly thankful than through relationship with Jesus, who is the Prince of Peace. He brings a settled, divine presence into life that can’t be found elsewhere! In this passage from Colossians we are exhorted to “let the Peace of Christ rule in our hearts… and be thankful”. Indeed communion with Jesus removes worry from life and creates a life of peace and thanksgiving. Do you have the peace of Jesus in ...

“Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely” (John Dalberg-Acton). This quote suggests that a person's foundation of morality deteriorates as his or her quest for power and control increases. However, the safeguard against a life overwhelmed by the desire for power and control, (even if it is simply to control one’s own destiny), is a life lived in submission. Some grasp this truth to varying degrees, but most will not. Digging deeper, this desire for absolute control is ultimately a denial that there is an eternal, divine perspective which is greater than a temporary human perspective. And until the human perspective submits to what is eternal it will remain on a course of conquest for power and control. The truth is, our human perspective is flawed and perishable, no matter how desperately we desire it not to be. And even those who embrace this truth are prone to the onslaught of the temporary which constantly beckons for control. This is a spiritual battle and can onl...

In Mark 7: 24-30 we find an account of Jesus changing His mind as he interacts with a Greek (Gentile) woman and her demon-possessed daughter. This passage has troubled some who read and make the assumption that Jesus was wrong in His initial assessment of the situation, therefore he had to change His mind because He made a mistake in judgement.  Look at this passage and let’s see what really happened…   Mark 7: 24-30 (NIV) 24  Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret.   25  In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an impure spirit   came and fell at his feet.   26  The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.  27  “First let the children eat all they want,”   he told her,   “for it is not right to...

I've been thinking a lot about the great prophet Isaiah's foretelling of the birth of Jesus. He writes in Isaiah 9:6: "For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace”. And immediately comes to mind these questions: 1. Why does it seem that the government is NOT resting on His shoulders? 2. Why do so many NOT call Him Wonderful Counselor? 3. Why does the World NOT know Him as Mighty God and Eternal Father? 4. Why is there seemingly NO Peace in the world, EVER? As I thought through this passage and it’s deep meaning about the character and nature of Jesus, I realized that HE is in fact all of these things FOR ME because He is MY REDEEMER! And for those not redeemed He cannot be these things because the unredeemed have chosen to not receive Him. For those of us who truly have a personal relationship with the Sav...

Jesus Christ fulfilled over 300 Old Testament prophecies in his life, his Ministry and his resurrection. To help us comprehend the staggering odds of the probability that one man, born hundreds of years after 300 prophetic utterances were made about his life, one mathematician proposed this example: Take silver dollars and lay them two feet deep across the state of Texas. Now mark one of the silver dollars that would represent the life of Christ and stir up the entire mass of coins. Then blindfold an enthusiastic volunteer and tell him that he can travel as far as he likes across Texas, but that he must pick out in one attempt the marked silver dollar. The reality is that the likelihood of that happening is inconceivable. And this compares to the likelihood that one man would fulfill these 300 prophecies. Unless of course he did so through divine appointment. Here are just a handful of those prophecies that Jesus fulfilled in His coming as the Messiah: The messiah would be b...

Imagine that you receive a phone call which informs you that you have inherited a gold mine that is located in a desert town far away. A distant great-uncle, who you’ve never met, has recently passed away and randomly decided that you would be his sole heir. Strangely enough his only asset was a gold mine that now is yours for the taking.  But there’s a problem. The gold mine, which was once thriving and productive, has laid dormant for years and the expense of getting it back online as a viable, working mine would mean you need to make a substantial, sacrificial investment. Nevertheless, experts have assured you that there will likely be significant veins of the earth’s richest metal there for your taking if you make the decision to open the mine once more. You also learn that if you open the mine, you’ll not only be required to live close by, but your ownership necessitates an incredible amount of government oversight because of environmental concerns that surround the...