What is unfailing? Can you think of a single product which you can describe as unfailing? What about people? Is there anyone in your life whom you can describe as unfailing?

No matter how hard we try… Or how good we think we are… We will fail at something or fail someone. But there is On e who is unfailing. And His love for you and me is also unfailing. Isn’t that awesome?

He never fails us.
He will never fail you.
Place your eyes on Him…place your hope and trust on Him!

But I trust in your unfailing love;
my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing the Lord’s praise,
for he has been good to me. (Psalm 13:5, 6 NIV)

I am on a flight from New Orleans going back home after our annual Field Kick-Off Meeting… Reading an old essay on Galatians 3:13 by Martin Luther.

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.” (Galatians 3:13 NIV)

The passage in Galatians above references the passage below which is beyond awesome what Christ did for us. Taking the curse upon himself. My curse and yours…

If someone guilty of a capital offense is put to death and their body is exposed on a pole, you must not leave the body hanging on the pole overnight. Be sure to bury it that same day, because anyone who is hung on a pole is under God’s curse. You must not desecrate the land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance. (Deuteronomy 21:22, 23 NIV)

We are all about stability and consistency. Even if you think you are not … You are. There is something admirable about those people who are ‘unshakeable.’. More than admirable… Enviable!

But you know what? Even those that appear unshakeable are still very much shakeable. The recipe for stability, strength of character under any situation, integrity, dependability … (you choose the word) is right below. Psalm 15

Lord, who may dwell in your sacred tent?
Who may live on your holy mountain? The one whose walk is blameless,
who does what is righteous,
who speaks the truth from their heart; whose tongue utters no slander,
who does no wrong to a neighbor,
and casts no slur on others; who despises a vile person
but honors those who fear the Lord;
who keeps an oath even when it hurts,
and does not change their mind; who lends money to the poor without interest;
who does not accept a bribe against the innocent.
Whoever does these things
will never be shaken. (Psalm 15:1-5 NIV)

We were at a study on Book of Acts last night. Reviewed chapter 7. Wow. Those are harsh words spoken by Stephen. The audience back then was cut right to the heart… These words are also for me and for you. May the Lord soften our hearts and may we not miss what He is telling us.

One way or another we are slaves to something. No matter what you say… How sophisticated, smart or mature you may think you are… We are always slaves. Now, I ask you (as I am asking myself right now) … Who is your master?

Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness? (Romans 6:16 NIV)

True comfort… From the Only One who can truly and permanently comfort…

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. (2 Corinthians 1:3, 4 NIV)

Thank you Lord. You are our hope and our comfort! Even when we don’t need it … Perhaps we think we don’t need it (because You are already comforting us)!

You don’t have to fear tomorrow… Which is good news! He is our tomorrow and our future! But another piece of good news is that you don’t have to fear your past either. You can be free from it. You learn from it… You are better person because of what you take out of it… But you are not a slave to it. You are not controlled to it.

You live because He lives.
You are free because He has made you free.
He paid the price.

Since I am supposed to be taking this site more seriously this year then let’s say that it is under construction. Some of my old pictures were more than 3 years old and I have totally neglected the layout. So I am going back to plain and then building up from there.

After a very long hiatus… I am starting to journal again. It will be notes and commentary from what I am reading, learning, seeing and going through. Some of it might make it onto these pages as well. Makes sense to me since I feel somethings were being lost in my every day life.

The first day of the year seems like a great time to start something. So I started today… Plus I have started two different Bible reading plans.

All I want is to be drawn closer to Him this year. lord help me do so this year.

We were going to a concert a local church was holding with Don Moen but both Daniel and I are under the weather so … We stayed home. A nice, comfy and quaint time just the three of us.

After midnight we went out and burnt 8 large sparklers. Lots of fun.

So much has changed … To think that a year ago we were celebrating with people we used to see several times a week and which we hardly see anymore. People we shared so much with but who are no longer part of our lives. It is just so strange… But that is where the Lord has taken us.