by Rebecca Davis | Nov 30, 2016 | challenging the status quo, our New Covenant identity
In a small group my husband and I visited, the topic of “serving the church” came up. Tim and I both began thinking about the people the Lord had brought into our lives, listening to their stories, talking to them about the goodness of God, helping them with...
by Rebecca Davis | Nov 24, 2016 | For the Protectors, our New Covenant identity
When I was growing up, this picture hung on my grandmother’s wall. I remember studying it as a child, absorbing the story it tells. The helpless lamb. The faithful shepherd dog calling for help. The vultures in the background just waiting for the dog to give up...
by Rebecca Davis | Oct 11, 2016 | challenging the status quo, our New Covenant identity, sanctification by faith alone, seeking Jesus, untwisting Scriptures
Someone was telling me about this a while back. Praying for God to break him. “What do you mean by that?” I asked. “And where is it in the Bible?” He was probably taken aback by my questions, and didn’t know the answer. He just prayed it...
by Rebecca Davis | Jul 6, 2016 | our New Covenant identity
Last week I told about how this past January God used Revelation 2 to show me a danger in my heart (very kindly, of course, using the sandwich method of words of commendation both before and after). There were some other words at the end of that passage, which I had...
by Rebecca Davis | Jun 30, 2016 | news and musings, our New Covenant identity
January of 2016 was a time of soul quiet for me. I posted almost nothing on any social media outlet, and I spent a lot of time with the Lord. One thing He showed me was that this passage from Revelation 2, written to the church of Ephesus, fit me almost exactly: “I...
by Rebecca Davis | Oct 6, 2015 | challenging the status quo, our New Covenant identity, seeking Jesus
So what did Jesus do to secure our salvation? If you answer, “He died on the cross,” I would say that I think you’re maybe about one-fifth right. Jesus died a sacrificial death. He took the penalty for my sins, changing my destination when I look to...