Thoughts By John Grant

2024-01-24

Selling Yourself Short

Are you settling for something less than God’s best for you? If so, you need to spread your wings and fly. God wants you to be all that He created you to be.

2024-01-19

Back to the Basics

Question: Do we let our earthly challenges blur our vision of the basics of our faith? We too need to get back to the basics of the Christian faith.

2023-12-23

Let Us Go to Bethlehem

Christmas time is a season when many people are more interested in the present than the past. But, it is the past that Christmas is all about. It started over two millenniums ago with a baby in a manger when God became incarnate in man.

2023-12-12

The Cap of Separation

I recently heard a Jewish man talking about why he wore the skullcap, known as a kipa in the Hebrew language. I was fascinated at his explanation, as it opened my eyes as to another perspective on the birth of Christ.

2023-12-09

The Lord will Provide

We live in a scary world. One of the hardest things I have to do is to let go and let God. I want to run my world, my way and on my schedule. Relax and remember that God is in control.

2023-11-26

Amazing Grace. Unfailing Love

Through all that’s going on within us and around us, God is still there. God is good. Still worthy. Faithful. Still lifting. Caring.

2023-11-08

Are You Overloaded?

We really need is to unload some of the junk, worries, cares and burdens from our life. The Bible tells us where to start.“Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.” I Peter 5:7

2023-10-22

Refuse to Worry

God didn’t create us to worry. It is an acquired worldly skill. He says to trust Him and refuse to worry.

2023-10-17

The Roadblocks of Life

Roadblocks, whether placed by man or by God are for our protection. Sometimes God wants to protect us. Sometimes He wants to lead us in a different direction.

2023-09-20

The Ever Present Holy Spirit

The Spirit will not prompt us to do anything that goes against Scripture. Make sure we're listening to the voice of the Holy Spirit, not the voice of your own desires.

2023-09-14

Right on Time

God has plans for your life. He knows everything about you. He made you. You can trust Him. He’s always right on time.

2023-08-29

Choices

“Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good

2023-08-18

First Things First

Have you substituted busyness for seeking God, and in doing so allowed something other than God to be your first priority?

2023-08-14

The Ignition Key

“Come unto me all who are weary and burdened, I shall give you rest.” Matthew: 11:28

2023-08-09

A Life of Authenticity

Are you willing to be the same on the outside as in the inside? Are you looking for a new beginning?

2023-07-30

God’s Timing

How willing are you to surrender your timetable for God’s? Do you trust Him with your life?

2023-07-17

Declare

What is it that we declare about the Lord? Do we, like David, declare “He alone is my refuge, my place of safety”? Do we declare that “He is my God, and I trust him”?

2023-07-11

Trusting God or the World

Don’t make the same mistake as the Israelites. Go straight to the Lord when you have a need. He is the only One who can provide for you.

2023-06-30

Living Your Faith

“Whoever claims to live in Him must live as Jesus did.”

2023-06-25

It Begins with the Heart

Have purity within your heart and never allow others to taint your wishes and beliefs. Ezekiel 36:26 "And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.”

2023-06-04

The DNA

Someday, my soul will go to heaven, but my body will remain, being properly lowered into the earth where all but the bones will decompose over time.

2023-05-26

When is God Most Valuable to You?

Scripture is clear that God is near. He invites us to call upon Him, but not just in times of trouble. He created us for fellowship in the good times as well as encouragement in the difficult times of life. His value is the same, in both good times and bad.

2023-05-20

The Wellspring of Peace

Trust Him and your well will never run dry and you too will have a peace beyond all understanding.

2023-05-10

Each One is God’s Individual Miracle

Each baby is custom designed in heaven by a creating God. No two of the billions created are alike, nor will they ever be. "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness,

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