Posts with the tag “sam-darby”
Secrets of the Secret Place Chapter 30: The Secret of Enduring
August 3rd, 2016
We know a few things about suffering in the world. We know we all suffer. We don’t know why. The best book in the Bible to go find out why there is suffering, Job, doesn’t say. We are left with an exi... Read More
Secrets of the Secret Place Chapter 27: The Secret of Feeling Attractive to God
July 28th, 2016
God himself wants to share his life with you. You weren’t made so God would win first place at the science fair and bring glory to his name. No one’s creativity is on par with the Lord. Truly, you wer... Read More
Secrets of the Secret Place Chapter 24: The Secret of Getting Dressed
July 28th, 2016
John writes in his Revelation, “The accuser of our brothers and sisters (also translated as “accuser of the brethren”) … accuses them before God day and night. Satan accuses God of pampering his “blam... Read More
Secrets of the Secret Place Chapter 21: The Secret of Praying the Scriptures
July 5th, 2016
How when you sit down, clasp your hands with your head bowed to pray wait for words to come out of your mouth? And when nothing come you immediately race through your mind to sweep words into bin and ... Read More
Secrets of the Secret Place Chapter 15: The Secret of Radiation Therapy
June 17th, 2016
When I am most tired to fight my most difficult sinful desires, I often ask God to drop an atomic bomb on them. The heat and force of the explosion would evaporate everything; and as the knockout blow... Read More
Secrets of the Secret Place Chapter 12: The Secret of Humility
June 13th, 2016
We’ve reached the end of Week 4 now on our deliberately steady march through Sorge’s devotional. Reaching this marker might suggest the “dog days are over” and you can skip today’s Scripture reading, ... Read More
Secrets of the Secret Place Chapter 9: The Secret of No Plan B
June 3rd, 2016
Jesus’ hair covers His face as He falls to the ground. He’s breathing deeply, shaking in the darkness of night. Oh the pain, weighing down on every fiber of His being. His hands dug into the dirt, des... Read More
Secrets of the Secret Place Chapter 6: The Secret of Sowing
May 27th, 2016
Sorge believes that what stops most Christians from their proverbial “walk with the Lord” is their fear that God is not speaking to them. We’re impatient, and we’re shocked (shocked!) when nothing imm... Read More
Secrets of the Secret Place Chapter 3: The Secret of Listening
May 21st, 2016
Before we dive into Chapter 3, I want to thank God so, so much that we get to be in His presence. Think about it. The Lord–who split the Red Sea, who put a big, red superstorm on Jupiter and the most ... Read More