2021-12-23
Just Give Me Jesus
Could I honestly say, “Just give me Jesus”? What about my Christian community? Family? Books? Familiar worship? My culture? Career?
Read more..Could I honestly say, “Just give me Jesus”? What about my Christian community? Family? Books? Familiar worship? My culture? Career?
Read more..You know what it’s like to ride with someone who knows all the back roads. The “easy” roads. The “secret” way to get places. But you also know the truth. It’s not really “secret.” It’s just not commonly used.
Read more..One evening as a boy studied the photo of his father he said, “I wish daddy would just step out of the picture and be here with me now.”
Read more..This is Christmas. This is Emmanuel: God with us. This is the advent - the coming of the Lord. God invading history. The one who invented it coming into it and submitting himself to all his own rules.
Read more..How interesting that God chose shepherds as recipients of the “birth announcement” of the Savior. Shepherds weren’t men who worshipped in sanctuaries with stained glass windows.
Read more..God throws us lifelines . . . in the form of other believers. Mary had Elizabeth. God never intended for you to walk alone!
Read more..God wants us to treat each other as he has treated us, thinking of their needs and God's will before our own. Now that's one revolution I hope I get to see fully happen!
Read more..The shepherds were afraid when the angels appeared to them. Luke 2:8. Have you ever noticed God is always telling us to not be afraid? The Bible teaches...
Read more..Like Mary, Joseph, and the shepherds, we are so prone to fear. We’re afraid because we feel alone and forsaken, when we encounter the unknown, and when we face something bigger than us. Why we do not need to be afraid?
Read more..Father, wrap us in your arms today, and hide us as the storms of life rage round about us. Reassure us that we are the apples of your eye and that you will never leave us nor forsake us. In Jesus’ name we pray, amen.
Read more..God is with us now, not just in thought or in theory or in wishful thinking. But in actual fact.
Read more..Ironic as it may appear, one of the hardest things to do is to be saved by grace. We take our free gift of salvation and try to earn it or diagnose it or pay for it instead of simply saying “thank you” and accepting it.
Read more..Obeying God's will in our lives should not be a burden but a thrilling adventure that we walk through with Him each day.
Read more..The message of Christmas is a call to look with fresh eyes at what Jesus brings to our lives every day!
Read more..Everything changes when we see the face of God. He came with tears, too.
Read more..Jesus sees you. He has been with you, watching you, walking with you. He has seen the pain, the struggle, the depth of your desire. He also sees you today, where you are working, where you live and where you love. Jesus sees you and He is wanting to draw ever closer as you spend your life in Him.
Read more..If prayer is truly a conversation, then we should listen for His response instead of doing all the talking.
Read more..A black hole. That’s what it seems like at times in our personal lives.
Read more..Psalm 37:3 “Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.”
Read more..Your divine reversal is coming. Assume that God is at work. Move forward as if God is moving forward in your life.
Read more..oday, I want to leave these scriptures with you. I run to them often for encouragement when I don’t know which step to take next.
Read more..Lord, Fill me to the brim with your goodness, wisdom, and mercy. Let it sustain me as I go through my day. Amen.
Read more..Mere human words could never express the gratitude that wells up within one’s heart at the thought of God’s great gifts.
Read more..God is our comforter, sustainer, and Lord. Only his gracious presence and tender blessings can bring consolation and comfort to our restless and discouraged souls.
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