No Transformation Without Confession We’re continuing through our study on how God transforms through a story in the life of Jacob. We now come to probably one of the most important and difficult phases in the change process, and that is confession. This phase is where we admit we’ve got a problem. It’s where we […]

Commitment Helps in Crises Commitment is the second phase in the transformational process brought out in God’s wrestling match with Jacob. It’s where we refuse to let go. If we give up then we’ll miss the blessing. The Lord said, “Let Me go, for the day breaks.” But Jacob said, “I will not let You […]

Our Biggest Struggle is With God God is in the business of changing lives. This is what church is all about. It’s not about buildings or bigness. It’s about changed lives. And every week we are seeing lives changed at Living Waters Fellowship. I’d like to look at this process as it was played out […]

Reflecting God’s Glory In the beginning God created the sun, the greater light to light the day, and the moon, the lesser to light the night, Genesis 1:14-18. And while we know this as part of God’s creation it is not without spiritual significance to believers in Jesus Christ. The moon is not a light […]

Trust In God’s Promises God’s promises are different from the promises given by humanity and human governments, because God’s promises are never exhausted. Humanity’s promises are like a mountain stream that flows when there’s been snow, but dries up in the summer. At best humanity’s promises are seasonal. But God’s promises are like a never-ending […]

Blaming God is Self-Justification Saying it’s God’s fault goes back to the beginning. Instead of taking responsibility, Adam blamed God. “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.” (Genesis 3:12 NKJV) It seems like Adam is blaming Eve, that she was the one who caused […]

God’s Grace Through Tough Times When bad things happen, it’s hard. When we lose a loved one, become financially devastated, or hear that we have a serious medical condition, it’s hard to be like Job and say, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return there. The Lord gave, and the […]

God Preserves For A Purpose David prayed, “Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust.” (Psalm 16:1 NKJV) The word “preserve,” in the Hebrew language speaks of putting a hedge or a wall of protection around someone or something. And so David was asking the Lord to put a spiritual wall of […]

Watch Your Mouth Idle words are not all that idle. “For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. … But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the Day of Judgment. For by your words you will be justified, and […]

God Pursues Us With Love There is nothing you can do, no place where you can go, where God’s love doesn’t pursue and meet you there. God’s love knows no bounds. So no matter where you are, and no matter how you may feel, whether good or bad, God is there. You can’t get away, […]