Table of Grace with Pastor Dreama

A Time for Everything For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace. ​ (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, ESV). Fall...Autumn...the season of being equipped after seed-time and harvest. Fall in the country is a whirlwind of activity. Fes...

I want you to know the delight I experience,  to find ultimate satisfaction, which is why I am telling you all of this.(John 15:11, VOICE) Reading today's devo verse left me wanting to know exactly what Jesus was saying here. The preceding text laid the foundation for verse 11. They mentioned words like abide, continue, love, commandments...foundational. As I was reading these verses, it occurred to me that we want God's best for our lives...but aren't always willing to remain steadfast in our faith. Take this picture for example. I hate when guardrails or other obstacles get in the way of a good shot. However, they have an important purpose - and I wouldn't want to cross this bridge without them! Yet often times, we test the boundaries of our Christian walk...straddle the fence as my mom used to say. My point is this: The Word of God is like a set of guardrails. It gives us boundaries that keep us safe. It clearly shows us our boundaries. We h...