A New Creature. . . an Apostolic Pentecostal blog

Riding home tonight on my bicycle, I passed a church, which had this for the message on their sign: SPRING IS GOD'S WAY OF SHOWING US HE LOVES US The thought immediately sprang into my mind, then winter must then be His way of showing us that He hates us. . . I understand the metaphor that the sign writer was trying to make, but spring is just the season that follows winter. A pleasant season in many ways, but it is also a season with tornadoes, floods, and killing frosts. . .From personal experience, it is a season of seasonal depression for many. The point being that for some the season is a blessing, but for others it may be a season of destruction and despair. To attribute every happening to the hand of God is not helpful, nor is it reality. I do fervently believe that God answers prayers, but I just as sincerely believe that a rainstorm which brings needed moisture for one, may just as well bring wind and hail which destroys to another.  If you are going to g...

I am so thankful today for this new life that I have found.  I am grateful for the lifelong journey where I have come from to where I am today. . .Pondering on this verse from Jeremiah started all this. Jeremiah 29:13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. In the picture above, the intensity of my grandson looking at pretty pebbles on the beach. . .Perfectly reflects I think, looking for God with all your heart.  There must be a passion in our relationship with God. . . a focus. . . a single mindedness. . .This is no game we play.  Having a correct relationship with God is essential.  Notice what it says. . . with ALL your heart.  Jesus requires everything. . . Again this is repeated in the New Testament: Jesus said: Matthew 22:35-38 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,  (36)  Master, which is the great commandment in the l...