a promise

As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

Iron in the fire

When an iron rod is in a fire it inevitably becomes like that fire; it becomes red hot. When we are in Christ we become like him, inevitably. And just as an iron cannot be made hot on its own outside of the fire, so we cannot become like Christ outside of him. Therefore, we become like what we're in. May it be Christ.

I cannot do my way into God's will. I need to be in Christ.

Holiness is unaware of itself.

-paraphrased words and thoughts inspired by Ed Wenger