Jump up and Praise God

So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand-Isiah 49:10  I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world, you will have […]

Cautionary Tale

 “For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.” Hebrews 8:12. (NIV)  Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.-1 Corinthians […]

Asking Why Wait?

Our bodies are buried in brokenness, but they will be raised in glory. They are buried in weakness, but they will be raised in strength.  They are buried as natural human bodies, but they will be raised as spiritual bodies. For just as there are natural bodies, there are also spiritual bodies. 1 Corinthians 15:43-44   …Therefore, […]

Is Your Nature Revealing of God?

So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. – Genesis 1:27  Therefore if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!-2 Corinthians 5:17. [G]od who is rich in mercy, made us alive […]

If My Story is Your Story Too

The Lord is my light and my salvation-whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life-of whom shall I be afraid?–Psalm, 27:1 “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. -2 Corinthians 5:17 But God demonstrates His […]

Pride and the Prodigal Son

Relationships Are Necessary but Why Are They so Hard? The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”–Genesis 2:18 God is relational and He created us to be relational as well. As soon as God realized that it was not good for […]

God’s Prayer

…And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge–…-Ephesians 3:18-19  For God so loved the world, that he gave his […]

Obedience

The word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai: “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.”–Jonah 1:1-3.  “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy […]

Just an Ordinary Christian

“Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah the Lord.”…Suddenly a great company of heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”-Luke 2:11, 13-14  “And we […]