God, My Life is a Wreck!
Have you ever looked at yourself as a wreck? Has your life ever resembled a 10-car pileup, all banged up, twisted, and dysfunctional? Paul described it perfectly: I delight in the law of God according to the inward man. But I see another law in my members, warring...
Child of God, Friend of God, or Both?
And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called the friend of God. [James 2:23] Child of God It’s fairly easy to understand being a child of God. That phrase is used in many...
The Saddest Three Words Ever Heard
Almost everyone knows the three dearest words ever said: “I love you.” Whether from family, friends, or a special someone, they communicate acceptance, affection, affirmation, and appreciation. There is also the endearing, “You are mine” from parent to child that...
Developing a Healthy Exercise Routine
Exercise yourself unto godliness [1 Timothy 4:7]. Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to get back to the gym, exercise more, and be healthier? At the start of a new year, we make resolutions to exercise, get in shape, eat better, lose weight, take up a new hobby, be...
Throwing Stones or Reading the Ground?
Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst, they said to Him, “Teacher, this woman was caught in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses, in the law, commanded us that such should be stoned. But what...
Why Share Our Christian Faith?
Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen. (Matthew...
Is There a New Baby in the House?
Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again (from above), he cannot see the kingdom of God. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.” [John 3:3, 7, parenthesis added] I clearly remember the day my firstborn...
What Keeps You Up at Night?
I am weary with my groaning; all night I make my bed swim; I drench my couch with my tears. [Psalm 6:6] What keeps you up at night? Better yet, what should keep you up at night? Many things bombard our minds begging for attention. We ignore them quite well with the...
Reliable Water for Thirsty Souls
They went to the cisterns and found no water. They returned with their vessels empty. [Jeremiah 14:3] When was the last time you enjoyed a cool, refreshing drink of water? Was it from the kitchen sink or a container in the fridge? Or a pristine stream in the...
How Will We Spend Our Final Day?
For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. [James 4:14] While driving today, I came upon a nasty car accident. Three cars were all smashed together in the middle of an intersection. Police and fire trucks blocked...
How to Guard the Gate of Your Life
In that day the LORD of hosts will be…strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate [Isaiah 28:5-6]. If your life was a city, how aggressively would you guard or defend your gate? Much has been said in recent years about the safety of our nation and how we...
True Follower Versus a Go-Alonger
From that time many of His disciples (followers) went back and walked with Him no more [John 6:66]. Yet another “high profile Christian” has renounced his faith. Aside from glorifying such outings or judging the increasing apostasy, such situations raise an...
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