Posts with the tag “presence”

"I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing." – John 15:5 There is a kind of pressure that sneaks into your life when you believe everything depends on you. Maybe you’ve felt it. That need to perform, to achieve, to prove yourself to others or even to God. But this kind of pressure doesn’t produce fru...  Read More

"And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us." - John 1:14 Most people believe in God on some level, but many picture Him as distant. Powerful, yes. Holy, yes. But close? Personal? Present in the everyday details of life? That is harder to believe. Yet this is exactly what John wants us to see. When he writes that Jesus “dwelt among us,” he uses a word that means to pitch a tent, to set up a home...  Read More

"Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else believe on account of the works themselves." – John 14:11 There is a deep human instinct to want everything to make sense before we commit. We want certainty. We want proof. But Jesus didn’t say, “Understand me and then believe.” He said, “Believe in me.” That distinction is everything. Belief isn’t built on perfect clarity. It’s...  Read More

“She brought an alabaster jar of perfume and stood behind him at his feet, weeping, and began to wash his feet with her tears.” - Luke 7:37-38 There’s something powerful that happens when you come into the presence of Jesus. The woman in Luke 7 didn’t come with a speech. She didn’t bring credentials or a resume. She brought her brokenness. And that was enough. Her actions were raw and real. She wa...  Read More