Need more patience? Is generosity an elusive virtue? Having trouble putting up with ungrateful relatives or cranky neighbors? God puts up with you when you act the same. Luke 6:35 says, “But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back.”
Read more..“Such a high priest [Jesus] truly meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set
Read more..How often do we get too close to sin and then have to suffer the consequences. Too much food, alcohol, gambling, ungrateful attitudes, and criticism, to name a few. Often others near us get embroiled with the same sin. But we have a Savior! Just as the man by the side of the road saved us, so Jesus will save us from ...
Read more..As we walk through these challenging days of change in our world, both globally and personally, I am amazed with the direction the Lord gives us in His word. I was comforted by the fact that God has already let us know in Hebrews 12:26 that everything that can be shaken will be shaken so that only that which cannot be shaken will stand.
Read more..“Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store
Read more..God is changing you from the inside out. Ezekial 36:26-27 “I will put a new way of thinking inside you. I will take out the stubborn hearts of stone from your bodies, and I will give you obedient hearts of flesh. I will put my Spirit inside you and help you live by my rules and carefully obey my laws”
Read more..“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is
Read more..The prison of want. You've seen her prisoners. They are "in want." Paul says that "godliness with contentment is great gain" (1 Timothy 6:6 NIV). When we surrender to God the cumbersome sack of discontent, we don't just give up something; we gain something. God replaces it with...
Read more..In Matthew 15, Jesus reminds us that true worship is more than just lip service. Are you just going through the motions when you worship the Lord? Are you honoring God with your lips and not your heart? Worship without obedience is vanity. Worship is for God’s pleasure.
Read more..It was really windy when my grandson said, “Papa I can hear God’s voice in the wind… and he says he will help us find our way.” What wonderful thoughts innocently offered by a child!
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