“Now we look inside, and what we see is that anyone united with the Messiah gets a fresh start, is created new. The old life is gone; a new life burgeons! Look at it! All this comes from the God who settled the relationship between us and him, and then called us to...
“A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion.” (Mark 4:37-38a ESV) “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. If this be so, our God whom we serve is...
Pain handled in God’s way produces a turning from sin to God which leads to salvation, and there is nothing to regret in that! But pain handled in the world’s way produces only death. (2 Corinthians 7:10 CJB) There is no one on this earth who hasn’t felt, caused, or...
Will we leave our comfort zones and follow Jesus? Even when it contradicts logic and cultural norms? When we desire the Lord more so than anything else that answer becomes a resounding Yes! Yes Lord, I want to experience all that I can as long as it is with you. I...
“Look at the birds flying about! They neither plant nor harvest, nor do they gather food into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you worth more than they are?” (Matthew 6:26) This is living: Have you ever stopped to think about this? The birds who...
As with a baby in the womb, so are we in Christ Jesus. The baby had nothing to do with being placed in the mother’s womb, it is a gracious gift of God. From the point of conception, everything that the baby does, happens in the womb. When the baby is sleeping, eating,...