God is calling us to love Jesus. In His Word, He tells us about people who learned to love Jesus. Little by little, they learned to live the Jesus life – less living for self and more living for Jesus. Peter is one such person we can learn from.
God is calling us to love Jesus. In His Word, He tells us about people who learned to love Jesus. Little by little, they learned to live the Jesus life – less living for self and more living for Jesus. Peter is one such person we can learn from.
Ultimately, how much do you really love Jesus? Do you love Him enough to die for Him? This should be one of your most fervent prayers. “Lord,” I pray, “please give me a love for You which would inspire me to gladly and willingly die for you should the circumstances arise.” How far are you from it in your walk?
The only joyful yokes come from union and abiding in Jesus. In Him, our vertical relationship with God is anchored and our sin debt is paid. There is peace with God and rest from guilt, shame, and hopelessness.
When God makes a promise, He is faithful to keep His promise. He doesn’t need our help. We only need to wait on “His” timing. He has a purpose behind any delay. Are you impatientyl asking why it hasn’t happened yet?
Philip was in Samaria, in the middle of this amazing work of the Holy Spirit. He’s bearing abundant fruit for Jesus. Many are giving their lives to Christ. Suddenly, God sends a message to Philip directing him leave and go to Gaza, a place in the desert. What? Do you think that made any sense to Philip?
Isaiah 6:3 states that the whole earth is full of His Glory. “The handiwork of Adonai reveals His presence and bears His signature. For us, the image of God communicates the sense of His holiness and denotes that the essence of man — his spirit — is also to be set apart as sacred and uncommon. In God’s world, as His children, we are not “common or ordinary.”
As a boy, David faced this behemoth of a man with only a sling and five stones. Victory was achieved for no other reason than his courage and trust in God.
The “Nehemiah Two-Step” is a great move to know when you find yourself dancing with the fires of opposition from any antagonistic force that might present itself. Find out how.
Paul knew he would have to give an account of His life to the Lord one day. That thought kept him faithful to the end, even when times were tough, he wanted to finish strong.
When I look at our children and grandchildren and ponder what they will remember of me when I am gone, it makes me realize how our area of influence is fleeting and how important it is to give love in every opportunity that presents itself.
Doug introduces a dreadful situation which reminds him of this old world. There are so many today who are drinking from the worldly wells of sin and don’t seem to know, or care, they’re slowly sinking in hopeless eternal ruin. What about you?
God knows the consequence of each and every choice you make. As His child he wants what is best for you. He is the Father, your Father. In this last age we tend to intellectualize that this great Father-God cannot really understand our needs and therefore cannot make our everyday decisions.