Thoughts By Men

2019-08-02

You are Defined by God, and God Alone

Your faith will grow stronger as you focus on your identity in Christ (Galatians 2). What this means is that you abandon any image of yourself that is not from God.

2019-08-01

Hit and Run

God wants us to face our problem situations and work them out. With His personal presence in our lives, and His wonderful promises of help and encouragement, we will begin to see His hand at work in our lives,

2019-07-31

To Do Good

We are to be a people who do good deeds! When God gives us the opportunity, let's take it!

2019-07-29

Like a Sweet Perfume

"...spread the Gospel like a sweet perfume" 2 Corinthians 2:14 We can certainly learn a lesson from the apostle Paul. He frequently begins a chapter or a verse with a note of praise.

2019-07-28

Grace Can Heal Hurts

People bring pain. Sometimes deliberately. Sometimes randomly. So where do you turn?

2019-07-26

Walking Through Open Doors

God, help me pay attention to clear signs you provide regarding my future

2019-07-25

The Stones Cry Out

If the stones were to speak, they could tell of how God took them from the quarry, shaped them, and made them fit for the temple. We too can testify of all the ways God has guided us,

2019-07-23

You Don’t Have to Worry

The Apostle Paul urges us to “be anxious for nothing.” God offers you and me the possibility of a worry-free life. Jesus said,“Can all your worries add a single moment to your life! Of course not” (Matthew 6:27).

2019-07-20

Sweet Comfort

Fear saps our will power and leaves us feeling depleted and hopeless. Yet very few of us have ever experienced a defeat so complete and bitter as the one God's people faced when Isaiah shared this message of hope.

2019-07-19

God is Our Guardian

God is your guardian, separating you from evil. So, why do bad things happen to us?

2019-07-17

God and Comfort

Just close your eyes and imagine that God too has a message board in Heaven and on it each day He writes that His goal for the day is to make you and me as comfortable as possible.

2019-07-13

Defined by God’s Grace

Are you defined by God’s grace? Your deeds don’t save you. Your deeds don’t keep you saved. Grace does. Paul said, “By the grace of God I am what I am.”

2019-07-11

God’s Unfailing Love

Believing and accepting that you are loved by the Father will in turn affect your feelings for Him. Commit to knowing Him more intimately and accurately through His Word, and your affection for Him will begin to grow.

2019-07-07

A Broken Heart?

Without forgiveness, bitterness is all that is left. “The LORD hates what evil people do, but he loves those who do what is right.” Proverbs 15:9

2019-07-03

An Awareness of God

Rejoice Always; Pray without Ceasing; Give Thanks in Everything. These three admonitions are a call to become preoccupied with Christ. %

2019-07-01

Grace Upon Grace

Test this question: What if God's only gift to you were his grace to save you. Would you be content?

2019-06-30

We are His Friends

Through the enabling of the Holy Spirit, I will begin to see myself as God sees me: loved, forgiven, holy, righteous, spiritually mature, aggressive and fruitful for the glory of God. Today I will live by faith the supernatural life which is my heritage in Christ.

2019-06-26

From Rocks to Pure Gold

God is like the mining master and we are His precious gold, but before we can become pure, we too have to be forged by fire, separated from our natural impurities and then molded to His specifications for serving Him.

2019-06-24

Living Loved

The secret to loving is living loved. It’s the forgotten first step in relationships. Remember Paul’s prayer? “May your roots go down deep into the soil of God’s marvelous love” (Ephesians 3:17

2019-06-22

Strength for the Task at Hand

“Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you until all the work for the service of the temple of the Lord is finished." 1 Chronicles 28:20

2019-06-21

In Step with God

There will be hard times, but God gives Christians everything necessary for following Him. And His grace will always prove more than sufficient

2019-06-20

The Bandit of Joy

The bandit of joy is Fear. Fear of death, fear of failure, fear of God, and fear of tomorrow. His arsenal is vast. His goal? To create cowardly, joyless souls.

2019-06-18

Power, Love and Self Discipline

How quickly we can get that run down feeling when continually being faced by those we tend not to like.

2019-06-14

This Day We Fight!

We ourselves are in a time of war. The Spirit of God is calling us to fight for our souls as well as our families, cities and nations.

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