All tagged Innocence

The Aroma of Sin Seems So Delicious, and Innocent, yet Tempts Us

Richard Forbes
Sinning, Innocence, Daily Devotion, Christian, Temptation

Sinning is an addiction that is impossible to get over on our own, but once we ask the Lord to pull us free, and he does, it becomes a daily, hourly, moment by moment struggle to maintain. Satan knows we can resist going into the neon signed bars of sinning, so he challenges us with a sip at a wedding, or a taste at a get together. These temptations are usually not sins, but they give us the aroma of it; the allure. Have you been there? Well, thank God for Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and our daily renewal... our strengthening.

Into the Heart of the Child comes the Wisdom of the Father

Richard Forbes
Daily Devotion, Revelation, Childlike, Understanding, Study, Christian

Is studying the Bible and theology something that you do so that you can mine the truth from it? Do you read in order to gain an understanding of God’s embedded secrets? Are you seeking the title of “Bible Scholar?” If this is you let me encourage you to continue your studies, but remember to approach them in childlike fashion. Bring the heart and wonder of a child to the effort. Because God reveals his hidden wisdom from all but the children of faith... the childlike.

Of Children, and the Perfection of Praise

Richard Forbes
Christian, Innocence, Daily Devotion, Faith, Children, Jesus

When we look at our children, what do we see, and how do we see it? We look on them with our eyes, and see their physical characteristics, we observe their actions, and come to know by studying them with our minds, their character. We go further, and see their heart through the eyes of our own, and come to know their love as it mixes with ours and grows, but there is one other way we should look at our children... one that many neglect, we should see them spiritually.