Now faith is the substance of things hoped for,
the evidence of things not seen." - Hebrews 11:1
Faith is something that happens inside of us,
something that the eyes can't see.
I'm sure you would agree,
that we can have both storms around us,
and storms inside of us.
We need to not let the external storms,
awaken internal storms.
In Mark chapter 4, it gives us a story of when the apostles of the Lord,
allow the external storm to awaken an internal one.
They were on the sea of Galilee and were in a boat with Christ.
As they were...
Saturday, October 29, 2016
Saturday, October 22, 2016
Posted by Baxter Bruner on 1:42 PM with No comments
Standing at the podium,
the person begins to tear up.
They exclaim their love for the Lord
and how much He means to them.
Many people in the congregation share tears with the speaker.
Turning to their neighbor,
a member of the congregation condescendingly notices,
there eyes were dry.
I wonder why they aren't feeling the spirit of the Lord,
they think.
This isn't an uncommon thought process.
Some grow up wondering why they can't feel the Spirit,
as strong as their neighbor, since they have never cried themselves.
An expression of...
Friday, October 7, 2016
Posted by Baxter Bruner on 3:27 PM with No comments
John the Baptist not only was Christ's cousin,
but he was the forerunner to Christ.
When John died,
he was in part leading the way for Christ.
When Christ found out,
not only would He have mourned the loss of a friend,
but also realized that in a way, He was next.
Right after Christ finds out, this is what He does:
"When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities."
-Matthew 14:13
A...
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