The Christian life is not a playground, but a battleground. While we often focus on the external battles, the most intimate work God performs is the surgical separation of our old nature from our new life in Christ. Let's focus on 3 fronts of how the Lord is currently refining His people. 1. The Defeat of the External Adversary The devil is described as a "roaring lion," but for the believer, he is a lion on a leash. His "day is dawning" not as a triumph, but as a final suns

Many of us have most likely sang (or at least heard of) the song "I saw the light" sung by Hank Williams Sr. (and a million other people). As I was reading Genesis chapter 1:4 the thought hit me, God saw the light. Let's put a pause in that statement; God … saw the light! He looked at it intently. Gazed upon it with pleasure And saw that it "was good." What jumped out to me was this; if the Lord has given us light, He looks at that light with interest. What if,

Luke 2:7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. Some bible versions use the phrase “guest room” instead of inn. The original writing uses the word ‘katalyma’ which is translated as guest chamber. However, no matter if it was a guest room, an inn, a motel 6, or a 5 star hotel, there was no room for Joseph, Mary, and soon to be born, Jesus. Jesus was ready to be here