Posts by Pressing On Together
You Are Adequate
God has made you and me adequate. God … made us adequate as servants of a new covenant.(2 Corinthians 3:6) He has given us abundance for every good deed. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every…
Read MoreA New Name
A New Name You are Simon the son of John; you shall be called Cephas (which is translated Peter).(John 1:42) The gospels and Acts show Simon’s development into his new name, including times of failure when the Lord again called him “Simon.” (See John 21:15-17) Our New Name We also are growing into a new name…
Read MoreWaiting for the Cloud to Move
Waiting for the Cloud to move When the Israelis were delivered from Egypt, a pillar of fire followed them and a cloud led them. When the Cloud stopped, they made camp and they did not move again until the Cloud did. Throughout all their journeys whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle,…
Read MorePraise our Banner
Banners The opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics feature athletes proudly displaying their countries’ flags. The ongoing conflicts we see on the news—both domestic and international—display flags/banners carried by various parties. We can now readily identify the flags and goals of various groups. If you are caught in a demonstration, you can judge which…
Read MoreThe Holy Spirit is Praying for You!
The Holy Spirit is Praying for You! The Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; and He [God the Father] who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because…
Read MoreJesus is Praying for You!
Jesus is Praying for You! I’ve asked Christian friends to pray for me. And people have asked me to pray for them. Praying for each other is a blessing within the family of God, and we should be deliberate in intervening for others. Even better, even more, the Son of God is praying for you…
Read MoreTake Courage
Take Courage It takes courage to PRESS ON. In the Christian life, we need courage to act, courage to endure, and courage to wait. We need to take courage. Courage isn’t something you have or you don’t, it’s an active process to take courage, to gather up courage. The Bible gives us reasons for courage and promises…
Read MoreDon’t Get Used to the Dark
Don’t Get Used to the Dark Have you ever been seated in a very dark restaurant? Your eyes have to adjust to the dark before you can read the menu. Getting used to the dark is a problem if what you are getting used to is not good. Deviating from Standards Pilots have detailed procedures…
Read MorePraise the Almighty
NASA/ESA/STScl–Hubble, Lagoon Nebula Almighty God Iam God Almighty; walk before Me, and be blameless.” (Genesis 17:1) Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth; Yours is the dominion, O Lord, and You exalt Yourself as…
Read MoreWhen God Says “No!”
Recently a prayer was answered, but over the top, with unexpected extra “goodies.” It was sort of like praying for a pony but being given the entire ranch. I was on cloud nine, easily and fervently praising God for His generous blessing. I cannot overstate how excited I was, or how grateful. After a few…
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