Thoughts By Men

2024-04-05

Be Joyful

Where does your heart live? Is there a constant awareness in your life that God is present?

2024-04-04

A Guide for Our Steps

“Heavenly Father may our steps be established by you and our acts of goodness strengthened by you so that you might be delighted and that we might enjoy your blessing and joy. In Jesus name amen.”

2024-04-03

When You Face a Wall of Fear

Perhaps standing before you is a wall of fear. Brick upon brick of anxiety and dread. Haunting you are the kings of confusion. “Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. ” (1 John 4:17).

2024-04-02

Revival

“Revival” is a word we know. It is something we pray for. Is it something we live for?

2024-04-01

Still Present with You

Because Jesus died, arose and now lives at God's right hand while at the same time living in me, I can live the abundant, supernatural life today, and forever!

2024-03-29

Father, Forgive Them

The dialogue that Friday morning was bitter. From the religious leaders, “He saved others but he can’t save himself.”

2024-03-28

Scorned Like the Master

If we were more like Christ, we would be more hated by His enemies.

2024-03-27

The Believer’s Journey to the Cross

We all know that Jesus walked the road to Calvary, but did you know that believers also journey to the cross? We've all been positionally crucified with Christ, but those who hunger for Him participate in a deeper experience of this reality.

2024-03-26

Changed from the Inside Out

The stumbles of a toddler do not invalidate the act of birth. And the stumbles of a Christian do not annul his spiritual birth.

2024-03-25

God is Creator, We the Created

I am convinced I can become bitter toward God if I believe two myths: 1) I deserve to be happy, and 2) God is in charge of making it so. In truth, God is more interested in us becoming like Jesus

2024-03-24

Return to Me

Are you hurting? Is your heart in need of healing? Do you need God’s comfort, His hope, and His restoration?

2024-03-23

Our Heavenly Father’s Unconditional Love

God's commitment to us has absolutely no conditions or restrictions and isn't based on whether we love Him back. Nor does He have more love for "good" people who may strike us as more worthy.

2024-03-22

The Fragrance

Oh the joy of the refreshing presence of Jesus, clear and distinct to us once more as we come into His presence and ask forgiveness by His Grace.

2024-03-21

Keep These Things and Ponder Them in Your Heart

Question: Which of God's promises, or verses from God's Word, do you keep and ponder in your heart?

2024-03-20

God Our Great Deliverer

God is The Great Deliverer! That's his chosen expertise.

2024-03-19

Give Us This Day our Daily Bread

There are times when we literally push ourselves back from the table. Then there are those days when we have to eat our broccoli.

2024-03-18

Two Penny Offering

Serving and giving are two verbs that describe the essence of the Christian life. I wish this weren't true because I have trouble with both of these. Serving is something I have expected others to do for me, and giving is something I often put off until I have more.

2024-03-17

God Teaches Through You

God wants you to teach someone who can then teach someone else.

2024-03-16

God Gets into Our Lives

What the hand is to the glove, the Holy Spirit is to the Christian . . . God gets into us. At times, imperceptibly. Other times, disruptively.

2024-03-15

Our Steady Anchor

If we try to hold tightly to any earthly things during our hardships, we will be tossed about in various directions since we’ve affixed ourselves to an unstable foundation that’s continually shifting.

2024-03-14

Encourage One Another

We live in an age where we are constantly pressured to emphasize the novel, new, or improved versions of things.

2024-03-13

The Power of the Book

His story had my close attention, as well as all the others circled around him in a small group. Every eye was fixed on him.

2024-03-12

Our Good and Righteous Father

Not all bad things that happen to you are really bad in the long run (this doesn’t mean it won’t hurt). God allows bad things to happen as a part of pruning you.

2024-03-11

In Awe and Wonder

In a world of startling beauty and a universe of dazzling diversity, our hearts are to be drawn back to the One who made it and now sustains it.

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