2020-09-05
Imitation
When I became a father, I noticed early on how much my first-born son took on many of my mannerisms and way of speaking, right down to how he walked.
Read more..When I became a father, I noticed early on how much my first-born son took on many of my mannerisms and way of speaking, right down to how he walked.
Read more..When you and I have access to God’s power, there’s joy. Joy is more than happiness. It’s long-lasting, beyond emotion. It’s an inner peace that is calming and sparkling. Experiencing such inner delight strengthens us to pursue God’s will even more. This helps us to live our best life.
Read more..'Trust the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your path' Proverbs 3:5&6
Read more..God, forgive me for judging others’ faith by their outward appearance. Help me see people the way You do. Amen.
Read more..How do you see someone who is being a thorn in your flesh? Is there someone in your life who just rubs you the wrong way?
Read more..Let God bring you life.. He won’t turn you away, and you will have his love forever. Fear him while you have breath and come to him in repentance.
Read more..God, I am ready. No more holding back, no more storing up treasures that will only hinder my growth and keep me from living the life that You have so graciously died to give me.
Read more..God’s first recorded question is one that rings down through the ages: “Where are you?"
Read more..Gentleness is biblical meekness, a positive quality, and Jesus commended it when he said that the meek will inherit the earth (Matthew 5:5). He lives the strength of his gentleness in you,
Read more..I once heard someone say that if we have only ten minutes to pray, we should spend the first half listening and the second half petitioning.
Read more..A gentle spirit is something we cannot produce in ourselves. But the Holy Spirit produces “love, joy, peace, kindness, gentleness” and much more. Why not ask the Holy Spirit to be in control of your life from now on?
Read more..The dark can be a scary place. I have never felt comfortable in the darkness. My imagination runs to places I’d never think of if I was in a lit room.
Read more..Sanctified, blameless. Those words have always seemed unreachable to me. I believe in and depend on the finished work of Jesus for the salvation of my soul. His grace covers me, of that I’m certain. But blameless?
Read more..Two hikers, bone weary from trudging toward the peak of a majestic mountain, pause when one says, “I think we’re on the wrong path; we’ve stopped making progress. Maybe it’s time to turn back.”
Read more..Why do we allow ourselves to live in confusion and even chaos when we can be equipped by the Holy Spirit of God. Do we miss the wisdom and revelation we can have from God because we drown out that quiet voice of the Spirit by our busy lives?
Read more..Thank-you gracious and mighty God for your 'protecting' cover by day and the 'directing' fire by night. And also for your 'providing' loving arms that carry us all the time. In Jesus name, amen. Psalm 105:39
Read more..Guilt sucks the life out of our souls. Grace restores it. No one had more reason to feel the burden of guilt than did the apostle Paul.
Read more..Jesus said to seek peace in Him because He has overcome this troublesome world (John 16:33)). Let’s shift our focus from our vexing problem to God and ask for His peace to surround us today.
Read more..Just because we cannot touch each other doesn’t mean we can’t stay in touch.
Read more..Does God guarantee the absence of struggle? Not in this life.
Read more..God moves us forward by healing our past! Can he really? Can God heal this ancient hurt in my heart? Of course He can.
Read more..We all remember pains from the past.But our pain is valuable to Him. So valuable, He uses the pain to frame the beautiful things He’s making out of the pain.
Read more..Most of us have probably spent that last couple of months during this pandemic sitting in front of our computers, tablets, or phones streaming a live sermon instead of attending church in person. Some might be tired of this way of church. Others might enjoy it.
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