Thoughts By Men

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.

2019-09-28

No Regrets

Lord Jesus, thank you for never giving up in your pursuit of your people. Thank you that you have never given up on me, even when I want to give up on myself. Thank you for showing me the way to joy. Amen.

2019-09-26

Let God’s Light Through

John the Baptist recognized that for Jesus' interests to shine, John's own self-interest must decrease. We are like the lampshade to God's light; the thinner the lampshade is, the more the light will shine through.

2019-09-24

The Field Trip of Trials

Any hardship that drives us to God and His Word is good for us. That’s because what we gain in knowing the Lord is worth so much more than all the wealth, power, and fame the world could offer us.

2019-09-22

The Root of the Problem

Our lives are similar. We let thing grow into our lives that can smother us.

2019-09-20

Receive His Love

Nothing and no one can drive a wedge between you and God’s love!

2019-09-18

Called to Compassion

Dear God, help me understand your unfailing compassion for the world, and for me too. I confess that I am as messed up as people around me, and am desperately in need of your redeeming love. Keep from me a smugness of heart that would hold back my own compassion for others. Amen.

2019-09-16

Praying in a Crisis

A crisis can bring doubt, especially if the Lord is not responding as quickly as we might like Knowing who God is enables us to trust Him through the crises of life.

2019-09-14

Filled with God’s Love

Remember Paul’s words in Romans 8:38, “Nothing can separate us from his love.” Step to the well of God’s love and drink up. Once filled by his love, you’ll never be the same.

2019-09-10

The Tongue

The tongue does a lot of physical things for our body, but I believe that the prime gift God gave us with our tongue is to edify the saints and spread the Word to the sinners.

2019-09-08

The Pursuing God

Wherever you find yourself today, you can take comfort from the book of Jonah that the Creator God who commands the wind and the fish will also care for you!

2019-09-07

Troubles

One of the major challenges in the Christian life is learning to trust God in the midst of our troubles. So often the deliverance he offers is not what we want.

2019-09-06

Grace Chooses Forgiveness

Grace chooses to give the forgiveness that’s been received! “I forgive you. I want your life to be the best it can be. God gave me a second chance at life, and I passed it on”

2019-09-05

When Things are Tough

Gracious Father, every good thing I have in my life has come because of you. The family I have been blessed with, the protection I have received, the values that I hold, the successes I have enjoyed, the hope I have, the salvation I have received, and the future I anticipate are all mine because of your grace and not my goodness. Thank you! Thank you! In the name of Jesus I thank you more! Amen.

2019-08-31

God’s Masterpiece

You matter to God! Ephesians 2:10, “For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.”

2019-08-28

Patience Toward My Enemies

Have you ever been bullied? When we experience hardship, we might ask, “What is God teaching me here, and how may I, like him, be patient and merciful even toward my enemies?”

2019-08-27

Jesus Desires Mercy, Not Sacrifice

When you feel condemnation coming at you like a furious flood, look to Jesus, who says, “I no longer condemn you. Go and sin no more”

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