2018-03-28
Willing to Love, Able to Save
“Such a high priest [Jesus] truly meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set
Read more..“Such a high priest [Jesus] truly meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set
Read more..It is much easier to sleep than to stay awake and pray. Haven’t we all put our head on the pillow with thoughts to pray and have quickly fallen asleep? Especially in the face of trying circumstances, our minds and bodies tire and prayer seems optional.
Read more..He was accused of a crime he never committed. Witnesses were hired to lie. The jury was rigged. A judge swayed by politics handed down the death penalty. They killed him. And why? Because of the gift that only He could give.
Read more..Christian Poem: However, we don't have time or room for Him during work or play... because.. that's the part of our lives we think...we can and should handle on our own. May God forgive me for ever thinking that... there is a time or place where.. HE is not to be FIRST in my life.
Read more..Forget Him who never forgot us? Forget Him who poured His blood forth for our sins? Forget Him who loved us even to the death? Can it be possible? Yes, it is
Read more..“Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store
Read more..Please open your Bible and read; John 2:1-11 What’s the significance of Jesus’ miracle of
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..Is a bad disposition something we have like a cold or the flu? Or do we have a choice? Paul says we do. In 2 Corinthians 10:5 he says, “We capture every thought and make it give up and obey Christ.”
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!
Read more..There’s much about God we don’t understand. Why didn’t He stop the earthquake or the tsunami? Why doesn’t He protect innocent children? Why do the wicked prosper? C.S. Lewis writes: "You can’t analyze God. He is too awesome, too big, too mysterious,”
Read more..Belonging to God’s family can be a gentle rain on the desert of our loneliness. God, our Father, is ours because we are not the only believer left on earth. No matter how alone we may feel, we know that there are many others who worship Christ Jesus, our Lord.
Read more..God knows what is best. No struggle will come your way apart from his purpose, presence, and permission. What encouragement this brings! You are never the victim of nature or the prey of fate.
Read more..“Let my teaching fall like rain and my words descend like dew, like showers on new grass, like abundant rain on tender plants”. Deuteronomy 32:2 I found a message from God today while tending to my plants. Let me share it with you...
Read more..Pride corrupts power, great skill, wealth, beauty, and wisdom. The insidious work of pride rises from a faulty belief. When we think our knowledge, our beauty, our influence, our abilities, or our belongings come from ourselves, we believe a lie.
Read more..Prayer. Thank you Almighty God for revealing yourself as Abba Father! Thank you for loving me so much that you give me what I need, not what I want or deserve! Thank you for the very many kindnesses and loving deeds you have done for me. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen
Read more..As we enter a new year, we realize that last year is history and the coming year is a mystery. We do not know what the coming year will bring. We live in turbulent times — politically, morally, financially, and socially.
Read more..“The Spirit and the bride say, ‘Come!’ And let the one who hears say, ‘Come!’
Read more..When you have a chance to clap and cheer, do you take it? “In humility consider others better than yourselves.” Philippians 2:3
Read more..Praise is the most heavenly of Christian duties. The angels do not pray, but they never cease to praise both day and night. To be silent over God's mercies is to incur the guilt of ingratitude
Read more..Are you, like Martha, standing face to face with an insurmountable problem? Yes, you believe all the right things about Jesus, but are you willing to trust Him completely? Even now - with this present problem?
Read more..Are we all not a bit like Pharaoh? Father, I pray that I would not be like Pharaoh with his hard heart, but instead give me a soft heart that is quick to turn back to You. Amen.
Read more..God repeatedly pledges his presence to his people! To Abram, God said, “Do not be afraid.
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