Author wonders whether God’s proclamation of His natural mastery when appearing to Job might be about restoring a sense of wonder to world-weary man as much as humbling him.
One of the most convicting things I have recently come to realize about Jesus is that He was never, not once, in a hurry.
But grace and effort are not opposites. Grace and earning are opposites.
Silence is the room we create for the searching of God, where we hear His voice and follow.
Love can’t cover over the sins we cover up…If you want God and others to cover over your sin, stop covering it up.
Ironic that those most holy are least likely to see themselves that way.
Laughter—just good bone-shaking, belly-jiggling, light-in-the-head laughter, is a sure sign of health. The only one who hates it is Satan and all his wannabes.
The Pharisees had an ethic of avoidance, and Jesus had an ethic of involvement.
This is the love of God, an alchemy that can turn enemies into children.
Unless and until we rest in God, we will never risk for God.