The Azusa Pacific Blog

You’ve heard it a thousand times. A small light in a dark place does amazing things to drive away the blindness. A little flame can illuminate a large cave. When the darkness is greatest, a tiny light does a lot of good. But more than simply illuminating the dark room, a small light brings huge hope – especially if you are trapped or lost in the darkness. Suddenly that small source of light becomes your lifeline. It gives you hope that not all is lost; that you can get out; that there is a future beyond your current circumstance. Light brings Hope! You are not trapped. There is a way out. And Jesus Christ – the Light of the world is like a flame of light in a cave of darkness. Not only will He reveal the hidden darkness of the place, but He will give you hope – hope and a future. Because Jesus has been raised from death, there is no darkness, no circumstance, no burden, no cave that is completely hopeless where He is present. Hope in the Light!

If you have any prayer requests, please feel free to send them to me and I’ll be sure our Prayer Partners pray for you specially this week.

Blessings,

Kevin

At holiday times we usually have activities that promote fun, celebration, and joy. Christmas decorations and gifts; New Year’s parties and noise makers; Easter services and egg hunts.  The problem is, you may be so focused on engaging in the activities you miss the joy and meaning of the holiday itself. Likewise, you may be overworking yourself in pursuit of your education, promotion, recognition – and in the process miss the meaning of why you began. All of it is a gift from God. All of it finds meaning in Christ. Seek Him first, and all these things will find their proper place. When you seek God with all your heart you will find Him in all those activities – and they will bring fullness, meaning, and deep joy. Your life will be like a new adventure as you discover wonderful new things on the journey of seeking God.

If you have any prayer requests, please send them to me. Our Prayer Partners will be praying for you this week. You can also stay connected with us on Twitter and Facebook.

Blessings on you,

Kevin

Every day you make life or death choices! The first thing that comes to your mind is a huge decision where someone’s life hangs in the balance and you must choose rightly to save them or lose them. Well, not every “life or death” choice is that obvious or dramatic. You see, every day you make choices about many things – especially relational things or factors related to your everyday job. Each of those choices leads incrementally to life or to death. When you make a choice that closes the possibility of God’s grace to work and bring healing or wholeness, that’s a choice for death. When you make choices that allow for grace to continue working, inviting improvement, opening the chances for growth – that’s a choice for life. Every time you make a choice like this, you move incrementally along a path to one or the other. That’s why every decision you make is important. Listen to the nudge of the Holy Spirit, choose life!

If you have any prayer requests, please feel free to send them to me and I’ll be sure our Prayer Partners pray for you specially this week.

Blessings,

Kevin