When we value simple things, hope and encouragement permeate our lives.
I read an article about a large cross standing in a public park for the past seventy-five years. A judge ordered the landmark removed when a handful of people sued.
If all crosses disappeared, would Americans forget the cross?
In the parable of the soils (Matthew 13:1-23), Jesus explained when the Word takes deep root in a person’s heart they become a new person, seeking to do the will of God, and bearing fruit. God shines His light upon those who follow Jesus, and through their lives, He casts the shadow of the Cross upon others who need His truth, mercy and grace.
Christians enjoy a spiritual relationship with Christ, yet, we struggle. The Bible tells us, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” (Jeremiah 17:9, KJV)
God sent the Holy Spirit to comfort and guide us, and the Bible, which is God-breathed. Words the Bible uses to describe itself include light, food, sword, fire, hammer, mirror, seed, lamp, water, and anchor. “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold all things are become new.” (2 Cor. 5:17, KJV) In His strength, we have victory.
I hope to illuminate victories in this blog.
I want to write novels about Christians engaged in tense struggles through dark and dangerous places. Without loss and pain, there would be no room in our hearts for God. When we come to a place of helpless dependence upon God, he does his best work.
My current project, Comes A Shadow Cross, is a novel about a man and woman, divided by faith and distance, who brave a perilous future America stripped of religious freedom. Stay watchful.
As I walk this path, I fix my eyes on Jesus, the bright candle in the darkness. I appreciate your prayers. Blessings to you.