Announcement!Boy, do I have good news for you! We have joy when a marriage is announced, or an approaching birth of a baby or an adoption. Follower of Christ, we have an announcement, the greatest message to tell, to announce to others “God is Light!” In Him there is no darkness – at all!1 John […]
I pray lots and lots and lots. Sometimes it is on my knees. Sometimes it is during the day when a need is brought to my attention. Sometimes, prayer happens during the middle of the night when God wakes me up! Sometimes I say “please” and may not realize I am praying. Luke 17:11-14 (NIV)Jesus […]
Fatalism – hopeless hope: everything is determined before-hand. Man has no choice and cannot change the outcome. How do you view life? Perhaps you see it from the perspective of the preacher in the book of Ecclesiastes. No point to life, day follows day, nothing is new, nothing is lasting… it is hopeless to live […]
Sometimes, it hurts to hear what we need to know. But God loves us too much to let us go our own ways. Listen to what God saysNASB Revelation 3:19 “Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline; therefore be zealous and repent.” Isn’t this interesting… God is telling the followers of Christ to repent. […]
As this year of 2019 comes to a close… perhaps some reflection is needed in our lives. NASB Proverbs 17:17 “A friend loves at all timesAnd a brother is born for adversity.” To have friends, you must be a friend. No matter our feelings or our circumstances – followers of Christ, we are to love […]
What do you fear? Are you fearful for someone? What do you fear concerning your money, investments, income? What do you fear about yourself? List your fears. Not to be overcome by them, but to know that the living God is greater than any fear you have. Trusting in God to work in each of […]
NASB 1 John 4:9 “By this the love of God was manifested in us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him.” The living God is shown, in the followers of Christ. Just think, God is showing His love for others through you! This […]
From the book of 1 John, listen to what John the apostle wrote in his letter to believers… followers of Christ, this letter is to us! NASB 1 John 4:7-8 “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.8 The one […]
Followers of Christ… we need to be reminded of God’s love for us. No matter where you live, no matter your station in life, follower of Christ… the living God loves you! Nothing, no thing, can ever separate you from God’s love – nothing! Nada! Zilch! Do you separate yourself from God’s love? That can […]
“Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquityand passes over the rebellious act of the remnant of His possession?He does not retain His anger forever,Because He delights in unchanging love.”NASB Micah 7:18 Think about God’s forgiveness –“Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity …” “… He does not retain His anger forever…”Think […]