What to Do When You Keep Coming Up Short
Posted on June 4, 2014 4 Comments
Do you ever feel that you do not measure up? That something you desperately desire is beyond your reach? That your best efforts will fall short of the goal? If so, then Luke’s account of the meeting that took place between Jesus and a man named Zacchaeus will help you.
A week before His death, Jesus was passing through the city of Jericho. A huge crowd thronged Him. Zacchaeus, the Chief Tax Collector, a very rich man, was one of those eager to see Jesus that day. But there was a problem. Read More
Are You Tired?
Posted on May 28, 2014 8 Comments
Life can be draining. Going from where you are to where you need to be is exhausting. Sometimes getting out of bed is the last thing you want to do. I know; I’ve been there.
But be encouraged! Listen to these words recorded by the Apostle John.
So He came to a city of Samaria which is called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied from His journey, sat thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour. (John 4:5, 6 NKJV)
The Message Bible says, Read More
Stop Disqualifying Yourself For Blessings
Posted on May 21, 2014 1 Comment
How many conditions do you need to meet to be blessed by God? Three, two, or one? The answer is one. That’s right, just one! And here it is.
For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was Read More
Left Behind
Posted on May 7, 2014 1 Comment
If you are old enough, you may recall a song that was quite popular among evangelicals decades ago, “I Have Decided to Follow Jesus.” In one of its verses, the worshipper sings, “The Cross before me, the world behind me…no turning back.” It is a powerful song of consecration. It reminds us to take our eyes off of the world and self and focus them on the Cross on which Jesus died.
Now, the truth is, the Cross upon which we are to keep our eyes is actually behind us. That’s right! Jesus was slain before the foundation of the world. It was nearly two-thousand years ago that Jesus was crucified on a hill, far away.
Why is this significant? Because Read More
What Will You Choose?
Posted on April 30, 2014 5 Comments
You know the story. God made man in His own image. Then said to him, “Adam, of all the trees in the Garden you may eat, except of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The day you eat of it you will surely die.” This was no threat. Just a warning. An act of love. Similar to when a wise and loving mother says to her grown son, Read More
The Father Who Killed His Son
Posted on April 16, 2014 26 Comments
His father killed him. He showed him no mercy. Killed him in a most terrible manner. Slowly, painfully, intentionally. He slaughtered his own son. A son that was all a father could wish for. A son who honored his father. A son he loved. He killed his own son! Read More
The Divine Hug
Posted on April 2, 2014 3 Comments
Do you sometimes need a hug? Do you sometimes long to be held close and embraced fervently by someone who loves you dearly? Probably. The need to be loved is universal. We were created to love and be loved. Without love, people dry up. Without it, they die.
But no one needs to suffer, or die, for lack of love. God is love. He loves us, period. And His love for us is immeasurable.
The Prodigal Son doubted his father’s love. He departed his father’s house. He depleted his father’s gifts. The father’s love, however, he could Read More
Eat the Meal that Heals
Posted on March 26, 2014 4 Comments
She was diagnosed with herpes. Doctors told her there was no cure. She asked Jesus to heal her. And she started to take communion, daily, for her healing. Each day, she ate the bread and drank the grape juice, confessing “by His stripes we are healed.” She did so for months. Then she returned to the doctor. New tests were ordered. No trace of herpes. Totally healed. The doctors were wrong. There was Read More
How Great Are You?
Posted on March 19, 2014 4 Comments
How great are you? Greater than the greatest of all prophets! You don’t believe me? Perhaps, you’ll believe Jesus.
But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet. This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he. (Luke 7:26-28 KJV)
John was the Read More
Will God Ever Be Angry With Us Again?
Posted on March 12, 2014 5 Comments
God will never be angry with His children again. Never! “That is not true.” “Yes, it is.” “No, it isn’t.” “Yes, it is.” “Prove it!” “Ok, I will.”
Do you believe that God will ever again destroy the earth by a flood? I’m sure, if you are a Bible-believing Christian, you will answer with a definite no! And what is the basis of your confidence? The Word of God, Isaiah 54:9-10, to be exact. Let’s see Read More
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