Are you living as God desires—turning from sin and progressing in holiness. Does His Word fill your mind and shape your thoughts, behavior, and attitudes? Are you yielding to the Holy Spirit so He can produce His fruit in you?
Read more..“So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” John 8:36 I always thought I was free. Not only was I descended from independent pioneer forebears, but I had also come to understand (I thought) the concept of grace.
Read more..Blessing of Psalm 84. May you be blessed with the deep longing and desire for the presence of the Lord Almighty, as the psalmist declares,
Read more..“He is my child and I love him.” That’s the kind of God I serve. God will forgive, cleanse and deliver us from our unrighteousness.
Read more..An open mind is necessary for any relationship to grow. You have to be open to another way of thinking to relate to someone, because we are all different.
Read more..Sometimes what God wants us to do doesn’t make sense. It doesn’t seem to be the right timing or the right thing to do. Still, if God is speaking to us, we don’t need to understand, obedience is what counts.
Read more..A Father's Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for my children's salvation. Thank You for choosing them to be children of mine and Yours. Thank You that You have lavished Your riches and Your inheritance on them, although they could do nothing to earn it or deserve it.
Read more..Have you thought about the legacy you want to leave and the impact you want to make on the lives of others?
Read more..Hatred will sour your outlook and break your back. The load of bitterness is simply too heavy. Your knees will buckle under the strain, and your heart will break beneath the weight.
Read more..We are in the business of welcoming sons and daughters of the King, and that includes everyon - even those we'd rather not have in our family.
Read more..'The problem with you two is that you never ask for my help"! said my seven year old son.
Read more..Jeremiah 29:11 God's plans for His people include a future of hope and prosperity, even amidst current hardships and challenges.
Read more..Have you ever seen some phenomenon in nature that could have been put there just for you?
Read more..“. . .man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7
Read more..Misrepresenting Christ - we are all guilty. Do you harbor even the slightest attitude of judgment or hatred?
Read more..“Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know." Jeremiah 33:3
Read more..Just as regular maintenance keeps machines working, regular spiritual self-assessments would keep you aware of “loose bolts”.
Read more..Since boyhood, I had heard the story of the little boy who put his finger in the hole in the dike surrounding Holland. The windmills pump out the water that otherwise would flood the fields.
Read more..Have you ever done the very thing God told you to do and then ended up in what seemed like a worse situation?
Read more..God assumes responsibility for accomplishing what concerns you in times of trouble. Your job is to believe that the Lord will fulfill His purpose,
Read more..I am to be whom God has made me: fragile, fallible and dependent on Him in the mess and muck of life but not sucked in by it.
Read more..Sometimes the right path is not so difficult to find, we just need to know where to begin our search
Read more..I have noticed broken glass on the tarmac where I ride my bike. I guess it is from broken fizzy drink bottles, or wine and beer glasses all of which have been discarded by revelers.
Read more..The fact that God invites us to join him in his work is because he delights in the relationship with us and knows we will be satisfied in that partnership with him.
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