To bring Jesus Christ more glory, affection, and devotion through the clear revelation of His Word.
Chainsaw work, cleanup, etc., for an elderly single woman. The ground in the back area was very bumpy; it is very easy to trip, and with the long grass, hard to see the ground. It is a good contrast to a life spent following Jesus. To be in Jesus' presence is to have our feet …
Helping an older single woman, who is busy taking care of an older mother, trim, mow, mulch, etc. The grass gets cut, the bushes get trimmed, the flowers get plucked, the weeds get pulled. These are good reminders that life is fleeting, that, as David says, "Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; …
The blessing, glory, honor, and majesty found in salvation, which we experience/will experience through Jesus are a result of us seeing Jesus' glory. The reason salvation is so magnificent is because through it we get to intimately know and expereince God through Jesus, who is the "fullness of the Godhead in bodily form." Jesus Himself …
There is a proverb which makes me think of the parable of the lost son in Luke 15 who took his father's inheritance, wasted it, and then in wisdom, returned to his father. The Proverb reads, "Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that kept company with harlots spendeth his substance." [Prov 29:3] And …
Jesus said to the people seeking Him in John 6, after performing the miracle of feeding the five thousand with five barely loaves of bread and two small fishes, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, ye seek Me not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled. …