The Messenger is the Message 2020 has been an unforgettable year! The far-reaching impact of COVID-19 has certainly led many people to ask the question – “Where is God in all of this?” One’s perspective could easily be that if there is a God, He must have abandoned us this year. There are challenging and […]
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Week 3: Day 16: Proclaim Him
Week 3: Day 15: Proclaim Him
Declare, Rejoice, Boast, and Sing. Have you ever had good news that you just could not keep to yourself? News that you had to share with someone that second? I have. It was spring of my grade 12 year. I had applied to schools for my post-secondary education and was anxiously awaiting the responses. I […]
Week 2: Day 14: Worship Him
Faith an Advent Devotional Part 2 of 4 Last week in the first of this five part Advent Devotional series, we looked at the question of what do we seek first when we face the most difficult moments in life. We talked about how these moments cause our heart to be fully engaged. But, more […]
Week 2: Day 13: Worship Him
THE GIFT OF WORSHIP Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God–this is your true and proper worship. Romans 12:1 When we think of Christmas, and the birth of Christ, we often think of the pageants depicting the […]
Week 2: Day 12: Worship Him BONUS POST
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet of the nations.” Jeremiah 1:5 I think that it is very easy in our world to get caught up in what the world thinks about us instead of what God thinks […]
Week 2: Day 12: Worship Him
God has called us all to worship Him. There are no exceptions. This is one of the main pillars in our walk with Christ and one of the most consistent commands in scripture. If worship is highlighted so clearly in the biblical canon, then why is it often ignored in our daily walk with Christ? […]
Week 2: Day 11: Worship Him
His name is Wonderful A song caught my attention the other day – – a song about my favourite person and one of my favourite verses: Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful […]
Week 2: Day 10: Worship Him
“After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, ‘Where is the one who has been born King of the Jews?’ Matthew 2:1 The magi came asking a question – “Where is the one who has been born King of the […]
Week 2: Day 9: Worship Him
Luke 1:38 “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; may it be done to me according to your word.”. And the angel left her. a girl just a girl seen and fully known by God chosen in His holy knowing there was a moment of momentous ask this girl this young girl even at […]
Week 2: Day 8: Worship Him
During Advent, this song from Lianna Klassen serves as a springboard to meditate on worship, waiting, and fulfillment. It imagines the lives of three women described in Luke’s gospel: Mary, Elizabeth, and Anna. The one who stands out to me this time is Anna. She was an ordinary woman who worshiped with her whole self. […]