“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee, because he trusteth in Thee.” Is. 26:3
Welcome to Anacrusis: A Pickup Note, a devotional resource for your journey with Jesus Christ.
Do you have questions about…
Jesus Christ
“Jesus is the only person ‘begotten’ of the Father…He was ‘born’ from those things of which God is in His innermost Being…In the physical world, spoken words are carried in waves upon the air. God’s Spirit did the same thing…Jesus (the Word) was conceived in Mary’s body by the Holy Spirit.”
from “The Begetting of the Word“
Personal Worthiness
“…there was something else taken from the ground that [God] values quite differently. Something of earth that…holds…His desire…Jesus passed through penalty and hell to redeem the hearts of men so that God could make His home inside of us.”
from “Good Enough“
Kingdom Responsibility
“If the servant falls to the ground in surrender…he suspects that he has to die. But He wants to reap the full benefit of his own life…The servant wasn’t afraid of retribution for disobedience; he was afraid of having to give up his life in service to others…rather than lose the gain…he buried his God-given responsibility and made its value worthless.”
Hoping Through Prayer
“Twelve years had brought two people to the same place: the merciless grasp of death. Desperation alone cannot produce faith. However, when we root God’s promises in our hearts through meditation, desperation can induce us to risk ourselves to the miraculous.”
from “The Twelfth Year“
Who God Is
“God is 100% holy, and His uncompromising, unconquerable, eternal holiness provides the dependability which holds Himself and the universe and the heavens and earth and all created things intact…because He is the standard, He cannot be moved; because He is immovable, He has all authority. His own constancy is the strength that validates Himself…”
Abortion
“Our physical bodies (which cannot be redeemed, but will be replaced), therefore, have value only as long as the nephesh, bearing the worth of God’s divine image, dwells there. Whether we speak of an unborn, developing body, or that of a grown person, the same is true of both. Human life is sacred because – and only because − the nephesh is present. Attack its housing, and you are guilty of attacking the nephesh.”
from “The Divine Breath“
Coming in September: Snatched by a Lion
Join us as we explore the adventures of Aslan and His pride as we walk through the lessons of The Chronicles of Narnia!
ABOUT ME
“…but the Man put his fingers in his ears, and ran on crying, ‘Life! Life! Eternal Life!’”
from The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan
Ever since I read this excerpt from John Bunyan’s classic novel, the image of unconquerable resolve has ever been with me. Like you, I have had my share of worries and woes, but I have learned much during these times. Things about life, conflict, God, and myself. Every day the Holy Spirit stands beside me to remind me of the Word of God and the importance of being unchained to this passing world. Within these pages I offer encouragement to grow, endure, and rise to the great work God has prepared for you.
LL BURKETT
Believer in salvation through Jesus Christ, baptized in the Holy Ghost, emissary of the Great Commission.
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