Be Salt (Matthew 5:13)
Matthew 5:13 (AMP) You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has lost its taste (purpose), how can it be made salty? It is no longer good for anything, but to be thrown out and walked on Continue reading
Tag Archives: chastening
Punishment and the Mercy of God (Deuteronomy 32)
This morning I was pondering the story we find in Deuteronomy 32 where God allows Moses to see the promised land but not enter it (I share more on the events that lead to this discipline in my post Showing God Continue reading
Obedience is Better than Sacrifice
In general, most of us who seek to follow God would never intentionally and outrightly disobey Him. But there are less obvious ways we disobey that we also need to be vigilant about. Let’s start with a cautionary tale about Continue reading
Drawing from the Source
Often we find people who radiate joy or love and we can’t help but be drawn to them. The problem is if we are drawing off them instead of God – the true source – we do damage to both Continue reading
Asking the Right Questions (Making the Most of Freedom)
With freedom comes responsibility. In our current culture we often forget just because we CAN do something does not mean we SHOULD. This is about permissibility vs benefit. Let’s look at 1 Corinthians 10:23 (NLT). You say, “I am allowed Continue reading
Power
Our electrical power was just restored after 41 hours (nearly to the minute). In addition to simply being an inconvenience, the temperatures have hovered around (both above and jus below) 100 degrees for the past week, so lack of air Continue reading
Operating in Love (The Prophetic Voice)
As I’m sure you can imagine because of the prophetic nature of Dyed4you Ministries, I love the prophetic and am interested in helping the Body function in it in a healthy, biblical way. After having spent nearly a decade and a half Continue reading
How-to Receive What God Shares with You (Genesis 37)
This is the chapter about Joseph where he’s given his special coat, shares his dreams, and is sold into slavery. A lot of Joseph’s issues come from the exuberance of youth, and some from Jacob’s continued mishandling of his family Continue reading
Overview of Genesis 16
As I was reading Genesis chapter 16 today, so many pieces jumped out at me. Some of them are ones I’ve blogged on before, but they bear repeating so I’ll highlight them and then include links to the previous posts if Continue reading
Silk: Potter’s Hands
The name of your silk is Potter’s Hands. The colors in it are: Brown representing clay Purple representing sovereign Soft gold representing beauty for ashes Light blue representing Breath of God Silver shimmer representing Breath of life