The Devotion that came today (Jan.30, 2013)

Looking to Jesus.... (Hebrews 12:2 ESV) There is a real touch of Paul in this Letter to the Hebrews – "Looking off unto Jesus." Whoever actually wrote this Letter, the shadow of Paul is over it. His influence is everywhere. And certainly he was called upon to look off unto Jesus. Now that is a very vital lesson for us to learn. We have to do that again and again in our Christian life. If we get our eyes upon anything but the Lord Jesus we just go to pieces. Have all respect…Read more

Celebrate the revolution… or know the Revolutionary (Part 2)

It was Sicily, I think the year 2000. I went with a group of good friends/youth from Malta to a conference called "Revolution" (I think that was the popular conference theme for that year). The main speaker was a man that had a Dr. in front of his name and had been one of the leaders in the midst of a famous revival in the States in the mid-to-late 90's. I was looking forward to hearing him, coming from the experience that he had been a part of. But as I listened to…Read more

Celebrate the revolution… or know the Revolutionary

I was watching the movie, V for Vendetta, some time ago and the last words of the movie struck me very deeply (and haunt me still). They were uttered by the character, Evey, who said, "No one will ever forget that night and what it meant for this country. But I will never forget the man and what he meant to me." You see, typically the first group would, over time, start to dissipate and be relegated to celebrating that night as a yearly remembrance and holiday (as we do with all important…Read more