Tag Archives: ego

God Centered

Posted on September 29, 2014 by billtonnis

John 1:47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, “Here is a true Israelite. There is no duplicity in him.” Jesus was fully committed to loving and serving God. He did not have mixed motivations. Jesus could … Continue reading →

Posted in Today's Contemplation | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Unconditionally Loved

Posted on September 15, 2014 by billtonnis

Psalm 40:9-10 “To do your will is my delight; my God, your law is in my heart!” I announced your deed to a great assembly; I did not restrain my lips. When you start following God’s gentle nudges in your … Continue reading →

Posted in Today's Contemplation | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Now Is the Time

Posted on September 12, 2014 by billtonnis

Psalm 84:6 Happy are those who find refuge in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrim roads. The more I let go of my selfish desires (the yearnings of my ego)…the more I “die to myself”…the more I then experience … Continue reading →

Posted in Today's Contemplation | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Kingdom of God

Posted on September 11, 2014 by billtonnis

Luke 6:35 “Love your enemies and do good to them, and lend expecting nothing back; then your reward will be great and you will be children of the Most High, for he himself is kind to the ungrateful and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Today's Contemplation | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Take the Road Less Traveled

Posted on September 1, 2014 by billtonnis

Luke 4:24 “Amen, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own native place.” Jesus had just told the leaders in the synagogue that He was the one the prophet Isaiah had foretold…who would “proclaim liberty to captives … Continue reading →

Posted in Today's Contemplation | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Death Leads to Life

Posted on August 29, 2014 by billtonnis

1 Corinthians 1:17-18 For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with the wisdom of human eloquence, so that the cross of Christ might not be emptied of its meaning. The message of … Continue reading →

Posted in Today's Contemplation | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Kingdom of God Is at Hand

Posted on August 26, 2014 by billtonnis

Psalm 145:13 Your kingdom is a kingdom for all ages, and your dominion endures through all generations. The kingdom of God or the reign of God is eternally present when we are totally present to God…our Source. God rejects no … Continue reading →

Posted in Today's Contemplation | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Be You with Joy

Posted on August 25, 2014 by billtonnis

Psalm 96:1 Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all you lands. All of creation symbolically sings a song in its very being. Every living thing in its very nature…pours out all that it is without … Continue reading →

Posted in Today's Contemplation | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

God Is Love

Posted on August 22, 2014 by billtonnis

Psalm 107:5-6 Hungry and thirsty, their life was wasting away within them. They cried to the Lord in their distress; from their straits he rescued them. Jesus said that He is the vine and we are the branches. When we … Continue reading →

Posted in Today's Contemplation | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

God Saves

Posted on August 21, 2014 by billtonnis

Psalm 51:12 A clean heart create for me, O God, and a steadfast spirit renew within me. Sometimes we can be on a spiritual high when everything is going our way and we seem to be in that “zone” where … Continue reading →

Posted in Today's Contemplation | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment