Highlighting God's Presence to Inspire Your Life!
It is a simple yet profound statement voiced by a dear friend, Lilly, the wife of Greg Pedroza, whom I wrote about last week.
It brings me comfort to think of how God works in the ordinary events of our lives. When we live in faith, we know that God is both preparing and orchestrating the events in our lives for our own good and His glory. Often times, I think we might not see the truth until, in hindsight, we take time to reflect on how things worked out. Continue reading “PREPARING US”
One theme that has resonated with me this Christmas season is how God chooses the lowly of this world. If we reflect upon it, it seems like everyone involved in the events of Jesus’ birth and ministry beginnings was considered lowly in the worldly view. I think there is a message and encouragement in that for us too.
This past week or so I took the time to gain more insights and grasped deeper meanings of a familiar Scripture story. Come and explore the significance of Jesus’ baptism and what it means for us.
John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. –Mark 1:4-5 (ESV) Continue reading “JESUS’ BAPTISM”