Third Sunday in Advent Devotional: Preparing to STAND FIRM We live in a world still divided. Darkness and evil, suffering and sin, rebellion and distortion, decay and malformation are still a part of our life on earth as we are separated from the fullness of heaven. The loudest message I heard from God on my morning walk that lead to this series was, “stand firm, wear the full armor I’ve given you.” We don’t like…
We are entering the second week of Advent, the week in which we focus on God as loving by looking at our call to prepare for being agents of compassion in a hurting world.
Week One: Advent Devotional
Preparing for Fortitude of Faith
As I walked with the Lord one morning, I felt an excitement considering the coming Advent season. God reminded me that while Advent is restful in one sense, it is also a season of preparation. I asked God what he meant by preparation, what am I meant to be preparing for? How am I to prepare for Christ? Out of those questions, an Advent devotional was born. God got real serious with me on…
War broke out in Heaven. Michael and his Angels fought the Dragon. The Dragon and his Angels fought back, but were no match for Michael. They were cleared out of Heaven, not a sign of them left. The great Dragon—ancient Serpent, the one called Devil and Satan, the one who led the whole earth astray—thrown out, and all his Angels thrown out with him, thrown down to earth. Then I heard a strong voice out…
