The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God. (Psalm 51:17 NLT) Our heart says a lot about us. Jesus said, “A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury ofContinueContinue reading “A Heart that Pleases God”
Author Archives: risingwiththeson
Show Me Favour
Remember me, LORD, when you show favor to your people.(Psalm 106:4 NLT) Do you ever feel like everyone else is more favoured than you are? Something good is usually happening to them, while you seem to be missing out. Well, you’re not alone. In today’s passage, the psalmist too seems to have felt this way.ContinueContinue reading “Show Me Favour”
God Bless You!
The LORD told Moses, “When Aaron and his sons bless the people of Israel, they must say: I pray that the LORD will bless and protect you, and that he will show you mercy and kindness. May the LORD be good to you and give you peace.” (Numbers 6:22-26 CEV) While only the priestly familyContinueContinue reading “God Bless You!”
2020: The Year of 20/20 Vision
It’s been said that the year 2020 has brought about clear vision. I’ll be the first to tell you how true that is. With the ability to slow down and reflect on the state we’re in, I’m finding that I’m reaching that perfect vision. But I’m also going to tell you that this perfect visionContinueContinue reading “2020: The Year of 20/20 Vision”
He Remembers
But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and he sent a wind over the earth, and the waters receded. (Genesis 8:1 NIV) The Bible often speaks of God remembering people or things. This doesn’t mean that God had forgotten about them because HeContinueContinue reading “He Remembers”
Being a Child of God
If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.(Matthew 5:46-48 NIV) A family memberContinueContinue reading “Being a Child of God”
The Giver of Every Good and Perfect Gift
Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. (James 1:16-17 NIV) How many times have you heard a well-intentioned person claim that something is the will of God when the evidenceContinueContinue reading “The Giver of Every Good and Perfect Gift”
How Do You Use Your Title?
“But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers. And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father, and he is in heaven. Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah.” (Matthew 23:8-10 NIV) God isn’tContinueContinue reading “How Do You Use Your Title?”
I am Happy to Be Me
Oh yes, you shaped me first inside, then out; you formed me in my mother’s womb. I thank you, High God—you’re breathtaking! Body and soul, I am marvelously made! I worship in adoration—what a creation! (Psalm 139:13-14 MSG) I know someone whose goal in life right now is to have a celeb-inspired body. “You doContinueContinue reading “I am Happy to Be Me”
Old and Grey
A few years ago, I was sitting in the mall enjoying my freshly squeezed drink when something suddenly caught my attention and I was greatly disturbed. A young man passed by rolling an old man on a wheelchair. He rolled the wheelchair to the side of the bench and sat down to look at hisContinueContinue reading “Old and Grey”
Rising with the Son 