I want to share with you about what God is doing in your life and in the lives of all of His children who call on His name, seek His face and obey His voice. Far too many Christians do not know what is available to them in Christ Jesus, or even if they doContinue reading “God is faithful and He is doing it!”
Author Archives: Michael D Johnson
Learning to abide in His Presence
To be like Jesus, requires being with Jesus. To treat others with love and respect means spending time at the feet of Jesus receiving from Him love and learning from Him what is true. When we live in His Presence, His words and His Spirit not only minister to our hearts and bring us courageContinue reading “Learning to abide in His Presence”
Abiding
Definition from Google Dictionary: (Archaic) Dwelling This world may feel that abiding is something archaic, old fashioned, obsolete, insignificant. However, abiding is what we were created for. Abiding is why Jesus came to the earth and died on the cross for our sins. Abiding is all about Jesus in us and us in Him. HeContinue reading “Abiding”
By grace through faith
Scripture tells us again and again that it is by grace through faith that we are saved. Abraham’s faith was credited unto him as righteousness and the patriarchs listed in Hebrews 11 walked by faith while on this earth. I know that many of you are probably facing a myriad of struggles, trials and opportunities.Continue reading “By grace through faith”
The allure of busy-ness vs. the peace of His Presence
We all complain about how busy we are. And fret and bother and even present ourselves as martyrs because of the many demands on us. And yet truth be told, many of us are addicted to our busy-ness. We truly can’t live without it. Furthermore we really aren’t trying to. When things slow down andContinue reading “The allure of busy-ness vs. the peace of His Presence”
We need the Lord
So, this is a common theme in my writings recently. And I won’t apologize for it. And I don’t get tired of stating something so profound and simple and yet so important. We need the Lord. We need Him more than we need air, food, water, clothing, shelter, and on and on the list goes.Continue reading “We need the Lord”
God’s greatest tools for shaping and forming us
God has been showing me recently that He uses three tools over and over in order to shape and form us into His likeness and image. Those three tools are suffering, lack and delay. And yet perhaps God would call these things training, discipline and appropriate timing. But nonetheless God allows things to come intoContinue reading “God’s greatest tools for shaping and forming us”
No one else can do it for you
No one else can choose for you. No one else can think, feel or act for you. We each must choose for ourselves who we will serve (Joshua challenged the people of Israel with this choice). We each must choose for ourselves how we will live. When circumstances are especially difficult and we ask theContinue reading “No one else can do it for you”
A prayer for God’s presence and His people
Oh Lord, we need You now. We need You to guide us. To instruct us. Oh Lord we need Your Spirit, Your Presence and Your Glory to be on us, with us and in us! Lord, break our hearts for lost people, dying churches, hopelessness, hurting, sorrow, grief, sin-laden and imprisoned people. May we careContinue reading “A prayer for God’s presence and His people”
What shall we receive from God?
“Shall we accept good from God and not trouble?” – Job 2:10 There seem to be four things in our lives that are complex in how they are intertwined together and yet collectively they seem to account for much of the stress, fear, anxiety, doubt and discouragement in our lives. These four things are: *Continue reading “What shall we receive from God?”
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