Followers of Christ can point to specific times in their lives when God”™s words became relevant, vibrant and had deeper meaning for them. Trusting God is not just a cliché, it is to be the basis for life. Why? Choosing faith in God is the only option to knowing God and His comfort. His words […]
Prayer of the Week “TO YOU, O Lord, I lift up my soul. 2 O my God, in You I trust, Do not let me be ashamed; Do not let my enemies exult over me. 3 Indeed, none of those who wait for You will be ashamed; Those who deal treacherously without cause will be […]
Thoughts, attitudes and motives can (and do) affect our hearts. Troubling circumstances, troubles caused by others”™ words, actions and criticisms”¦all affect our relationships with others and with God. Peter was greatly concerned about Jesus leaving him behind”¦to wherever He was going. Jesus immediately went to the heart of His disciples”™ troubling thoughts. He dealt with […]
Jesus “˜sandwiched”™ His news that He would be leaving His disciples soon. He had told them of His glory, of being honored and exalted”¦then He told of His departure without them”¦then He told them to love one another. This was wondrous news from Jesus, but Peter”™s attention is riveted to the fact that Jesus was […]
There is a song which says: “What the world needs now is love, sweet love”¦” and it does! Each person needs love, to be loved and to love others. Selfishness demands love without thought of giving love. Selflessness gives love without expecting a return ~ but what blessing to know others love you. The blessing […]
Jesus said (NIV) Matthew 5:17-19 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any […]
God”™s law was given through Moses in the wilderness of Sinai to the people of Israel, preparing them to become a unique nation in the world. (Israel is the only nation which was “˜disbanded”™ then brought back to be a nation. The miracle of Israel is with us today.) One of the laws was: (NASB) […]
Prayer to the living God focuses on Him and our need: “GIVE EAR to my words, O Lord, Consider my groaning. 2 Heed the sound of my cry for help, my King and my God, For to You I pray. 3 In the morning, O Lord, You will hear my voice; In the morning I […]
Jesus warned His followers to watch out and not be deceived by people or events. He told them there would be definite signs which can be seen concerning the “˜end of the age”™. (See Matthew 24:6-14) Earthquakes, famines, wars, persecutions of Christian believers, increased wickedness, and with the technological advances today, the Good News of […]
The dictionary defines “˜glorify”™ as: to give glory, to exalt (God) as in worship; to honor, to extol. And “˜glory”™ is defined as: great honor or fame, adoration, great splendor”¦ Jesus used glorify and glorified several times as He was explaining to His eleven disciples what would shortly happen”¦no more waiting for God”™s timing, His […]