Posts by Pressing On Together

Where have you come from and where are you going? (Genesis 16:8) You remember the story. (See Genesis 16:1-16) Hagar, Sarai’s maid, ran away from Sarai and the Lord found her by a spring of water. He asked her those questions, and told her to return to your mistress, and submit yourself to her authority. (Genesis 16:9) The…

Before you read this post, please read Daniel 9:1-19. My challenge—to myself and to you—is to write a corresponding prayer to Almighty God for the USA. Daniel had been exiled in Babylon about 70 years when this prayer was written. He sought the Lord by “prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth and ashes.” (verse 3) Do I—do you—care…

Recently I heard a person condemned for citing incorrect statistics. Was it a mistake or a lie? Did the person believe the statistics were correct, or was there intent to deceive? There is an important difference, both for the one making a mistake/telling a lie and for the one being told. Mistakes are part of…

We are Witnesses You are My witnesses,” declares the Lord.(Isaiah 43:10) You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.(Acts 1:8) Me, too? Yes, I am to tell…

God, our perfect Father, perfectly disciplines His children. Christ took our deserved punishment so we, His followers, are not punished, but are disciplined in order to make us into the image of Christ. Thus you are to know in your heart that the Lord your God was disciplining you just as a man disciplines his…

Our hummingbird feeder was well used and needed refilling every 24 hours. It was fun to watch. But then… A hummingbird bully* appeared, chasing any hummingbird that tried to feed. After a day or two of raucous activity, the feeder now rarely has a hummingbird visitor. And those, not for long. One web site counseled…

Flying Once when we were on an instrument flight plan (a flight with a defined course and altitude, monitored by Air Traffic Control), I bumped the navigation device, changing the setting. And, instantly, we were on a flight path other than our assigned one. WHOOPS! Air traffic control contacted us, we identified our (my) error,…

Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth. (John 17:17) Nine little words; three critical concepts. Sanctify We, Christians, have been saved from the power of sin. We are now being saved from sin’s power as we learn to walk according to the Spirit. Sanctification isn’t always comfortable because suffering is often the tool God…

The US civic scene is chaotic! Democrats versus Republicans. Strife within each party. Protests of all sorts, some violent. Demonstrations by different advocacy groups. Name calling. Insults. Aspersions on motives and character. Inability (and/or unwillingness) to agree on facts. Different conceptions of where we should head. Diverse opinions on next steps. Alas. Whose side are…

Jesus Christ is the cornerstone, the perfect stone that controls the accuracy of a building’s angles and lines. Behold, I [the LORD God] am laying in Zion a stone, a tested stone, a costly cornerstone for the foundation, firmly placed. He who believes in it will not be disturbed.(Isaiah 28:16) Jesus was rejected and crucified…