Category Archives: A YEAR IN THE PURSUIT OF GOD

REMOVING THE BARRIER: Agree with God

1 John 1:9 ESV  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Dear Fellowship of the Burning Heart: Confess is the word used to describe what … Continue reading

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REMOVING THE BARRIER: Practice the Truth

If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth .… If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. …. … Continue reading

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REMOVING THE BARRIER–Walk in the Light

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. … But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we … Continue reading

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REMOVING THE BARRIER–Understand the Purpose

We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. We write this to make our joy complete. … Continue reading

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A VISION OF GOD: A Personal Application

I have recently experienced a renewed sense of the holiness, majesty, and power of our awesome God. It has challenged me along the same lines experienced by Isaiah the prophet. It has given me a renewed sense of purpose and … Continue reading

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A VISION OF GOD: The Unsettling Answer

Isaiah 6:11-13 ESV  Then I said, “How long, O Lord?” And he said: “Until cities lie waste without inhabitant, and houses without people, and the land is a desolate waste,  (12)  and the LORD removes people far away, and the … Continue reading

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A VISION OF GOD: The Nagging Question

Isaiah 6:11 ESV  Then I said, “How long, O Lord?” How many times have we strugglers asked this question?! Through interminable financial difficulties, through lingering illness, through painful relationships, through unfulfilling work, through unrewarding ministry, we cry out, “HOW LONG!!!” … Continue reading

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A VISION OF GOD: The Best Response

Isaiah 6:8 ESV  … Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.” Dear Fellowship of the Burning Heart: When young Samuel heard the voice of God, he mistook it for Eli’s voice and ran to Eli crying, “Here I am!” … Continue reading

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A VISION OF GOD: The Inevitable Question

Isaiah 6:8 ESV  And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Dear Fellowship of the Burning Heart: Here is the test of friendship, indeed the test for best friends: … Continue reading

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A VISION OF GOD: The Remedy for Sin

Isaiah 6:6-7 ESV  Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. And he touched my mouth and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; … Continue reading

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