Dec 4

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    keithsandison added a text contribution How Jesus talked to His Dad about Himself
    With the cross before him yet, Jesus prayed in anguish. He begged His Dad to keep Him from this trial of faith and test of love. It would be difficult--indeed more difficult than anything Jesus had ever done. And he dreaded it, so much so that he perspired what seemed like drops of blood. But Jesus closes His prayer His Dad in surrender. "Not what I want but what you want, Father." And with that, Judas enters Gethsamane, followed by a crowd who would take Jesus to His God-ordaine… Read more »

Nov 25

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    keithsandison added a text contribution How Jesus talked to His Dad
    Jesus disciples watch as He prays, and wondering into the nature of his prayer life, ask Jesus to teach them about prayer. Jesus teaching in this prayer is remarkably simple. "God is like a good friend," Jesus says. "Better yet, he is like a great Dad. You can talk to Him about anything. If you truly need something, talk to Him about it. Don't be afraid to ask. Be humble and willing to bend your self to Him, but ask for whatever it is you need." This is the essence… Read more »

Sep 28

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    keithsandison added a text contribution Anchored in a Sea of Doubt
    Asaph has some serious, life-threatening doubts about God here. He says it himself--"my feet had almost stumbled." But his anchor is the transcendant goodness of God. His doubts arise out of observing a seeming paradox: the wicked prosper. Asaph wonders how an all-powerful and just God could allow wicked people pleasure and good people suffering. Tangled up in these doubts, he almost gave up on God and nearly turned instead to sin. However, one day he was in the sanctuary, worshi… Read more »
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    keithsandison added a text contribution David's Thirst
    David is living in a desert. His soul is a desert. His distant sins with Bathsheba and more recent sin against his daughter have resulted in Absalom's rebellion. He can find life in nothing. All seems lost. But he thirsts for the One and Only. David will only be satisfied with Him. To see Him in all His glory is David's heart. To see the Lord "whose love is better than life" is David's desire. Read more »