LEAVING EVERYTHING BEHIND
Even today, there are still “tax collectors” among us who hear Jesus say, “Follow Me.” and, by grace, they leave it all behind to follow the One, True Savior.
God’s patience
LORD LORD
“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do what I tell you?” (Luke 6:46) It was customary in Jesus’ day to address a man of stature as ‘lord’. The bible versions often differentiate respected men from Jesus by the use of ‘lord’ vs. ‘LORD’ (or, Lord). However, in this verse Jesus is quoted …
WAKE UP AND SMELL THE NEW YEAR!
Before delving into my thoughts for this new year, I strongly urge you to read this passage (Luke 8:36-50) carefully and consider what is being said and all that transpires. The story, in brief: – Jesus is invited to dine with one of the Pharisees. – A woman sits at Jesus’ feet, weeping. = She …
PEACE, a biblical perspective for Christmas
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!” Luke 2:14 Boy, do we love the words of the heralding angels on the night of our Savior’s birth! Peace on earth! Peace. We all need it, want it, and desire it deeply. Regardless of who we are, …
GOD ‘PROVES’ HIMSELF
God doesn’t need to “prove” Himself to anyone. God is Who He is. It is WE who need to discover how God’s love is steadfast, how He is always trustworthy, and the myriad of ways in which we can rely upon Him, regardless of the situation.
FREE TO PRAISE
Despite Israel’s incessant rebellion, chasing after foreign gods, disregarding of God’s laws, disgracing His name among the people of the earth, and forgetting all of His promises, and disregarding all of His warnings, God’s grace remains.
The same holds true for us!
WHEN GOD’S PLAN ISN’T GOOD ENOUGH
When does God’s plan becoming less-than in our eyes? When do we determine that His plan for our lives just I isn’t good enough? What makes us think that we have a better idea?
Sit By the Brook…
Every believer will find themselves sitting by the brook of Cherith at one time or other. It is a great opportunity to sit and wait on the LORD. We are so conditioned to push ahead, and keep trudging along, desperate to “make things happen”. When much of the time God is calling us to wait on Him to move.
What Motivates You?
The flat-out truth is, the best any human can do is speculate on another person’s motives. Heck, we can’t even decipher our own motives much of the time!
Perfection from Imperfection
The true redemption in this account comes from this union between Boaz and Ruth. Obed becomes the grandfather of David, king of Israel – and – forerunner of the King, Yeshua (Jesus).
Squandering God’s Grace
Complacency is a deadly enemy of spiritual growth and the Christian’s responsibility towards Christ.
Melted Hearts and Misread Circumstances
911. COVID-19. Could it be that we are misreading these events? What is the Christians initial response supposed to be?
The World CAN’T Understand
The world CAN’T understand! One of the telltale signs of the damnation of the world is the continual rhetoric of so-called intelligent minds. If we’ve not experienced it firsthand, we’ve certainly heard it— people openly professing to have “read the Bible, cover to cover” and found it useless, or full of contradictions, or just another example of “religious claptrap”.
Teach Your Children…Well!
Despite where we may be in our parental mission (for that is what parenting is: a mission for God to raise up believing people for the Kingdom’s sake) we should seriously consider the things we should affirm to the younger people in our influence, especially those over whom we have Godly authority
In the Time Remaining…
Life, for Christians, is never about the last few weeks, or months, we have to live. It should always be about our entire time on this earth, from the moment we accept Christ as Savior to the moment we go Home.