Thoughts By Men

2019-11-13

The Touch That Transforms

Jesus’ Touch Transformed. His approach was personal. Although He had the power to simply speak a word or command illness to leave, He often chose a more hands-on approach.

2019-11-10

A Singing Heart

The language of heaven is praise. Listen to music that causes your heart to sing praises to God. Also, saturate your mind with the Word of God. The psalms especially exalt and honor God and express the praise of the psalmist.

2019-11-09

My Foot is Slipping

“When I said, “My foot is slipping,” your love, O Lord, supported me. When anxiety

2019-11-08

Authority in an Age of Autonomy

“If you love me, you will keep my commandments” (John 14:15).

2019-11-05

The Blessings of Inadequacy

Inadequacy challenges our faith. Paul says, "Our adequacy is from God" (v. 5)"Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God."

2019-11-03

Help for Hard Times

Thought: At all times of difficulty in my life - spiritual, material, physical - I will look for God's hand of blessing in the joyful assurance that He cares for me.

2019-11-02

Immediately

All farmers know that when the harvest is ripe, time is of the essence. Our time on this stage is short, no matter our ages, and the harvest is ready. It won’t last forever.

2019-11-01

Developing a Tender Heart

When touched by the finger of God, a tender heart yields to the pressure and assumes the form He desires, much like a lump of clay that allows the potter to determine the shape of the vessel.

2019-10-27

Confession is a Radical Reliance Upon Grace

I needed to confess. What is confession? Well confession is not complaining. If I merely recite my problems and rehash my woes, I’m whining. Confession is a radical reliance upon grace.

2019-10-26

Timely Words

“A man finds joy in giving an apt reply -- and how good is a timely word!" Proverbs 15:23 Knowing the right word at the right time is a great gift.

2019-10-25

Another Man’s Righteousness

What about you? Are you trusting in your own ability to please God? Is your hope for heaven based on your goodness outweighing your badness? Do you believe God will let you into heaven since you tried your best to do what’s right?

2019-10-23

Surrendering Self

For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.” Mark 8:34-35

2019-10-21

Freedom from Anxiety

Persevering through anxiety is easier when we know God intimately, believe His Word, and trust Him explicitly. In the process, we’ll discover that our anxiety is outweighed by His peace.

2019-10-18

Serve One Another

Let's follow Jesus' example. Let's "put on the apron of humility, to serve one another"

2019-10-17

Claiming Forgiveness

If you have truly confessed your sins, you can come now into the presence of God with great joy and a clear conscience and have perfect assurance and trust that whatever you ask for, you will receive because you are praying according to the will and the Word of God.

2019-10-15

Better a Millstone

What causes you to stumble? What takes you away from God rather than drawing you closer to him? What makes you want to stop believing rather than rest in peaceful trust?

2019-10-14

Saying ‘Thank You’

Worship is a voluntary act of gratitude offered by the saved to the Savior, by the healed to the Healer, and by the delivered to the Deliverer.

2019-10-10

Immeasurably More

Of all the names for God in the Bible, this is my favorite: "Him who is Able to Do Immeasurably More." Our God is the same God who parted the Red Sea and fed 5,000 on a green hillside with only a couple of sardine sandwiches.

2019-10-09

The Purpose of Our Trials

Let these four truths encourage you to view your next trial from God’s perspective. Though you may not feel it at the time, the Lord is with you. He is your hope and sufficiency.

2019-10-06

“First Love” Intimacy

Reclaim and restore a “first love” relationship with Jesus, and, one day at a time — one breath at a time —, you’ll begin to experience an insatiable, irrefutable intimacy with God.

2019-10-04

He Hears Our Cries

God knows the hopes of humble people, and He will hear our cries and comfort our hearts. Sometimes He withholds the rain; other times He sends the rain and with it the outpouring of His blessings.

2019-10-03

When We Doubt

Have you ever doubted God? At some point in life, every one of us could probably answer yes

2019-10-01

God Looks at the Heart

1 Samuel 16:7 says, “. . .man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

2019-09-29

Trust Jesus in the Darkest Times

Our lives can change in an instant when we are faced difficult situations. The key to working through it is to turn to and trust in Jesus.

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