“Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are His dear children. Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered Himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.” (Ephesians 5:1-2 NLT) The last couple of days we’ve been looking at how to bestContinue reading “When They Don’t Yet Know Him”
Monthly Archives: August 2023
Reflecting Christ in Marriage (Part 2)
“As the Scriptures say, ‘A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.’ This is a great mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ and the church are one.” (Ephesians 5:31-32 NLT) In yesterday’s post we looked at how God’s desireContinue reading “Reflecting Christ in Marriage (Part 2)”
Reflecting Christ in Marriage
“As the church submits to Christ, so you wives should submit to your husbands in everything. For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word.” (Ephesians 5:24-26 NLT) How does theContinue reading “Reflecting Christ in Marriage”
Just the Two of Us?
“Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are His dear children. Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered Himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.” (Ephesians 5:1-2 NLT) In marriage it’s not uncommon for us to begin our life ofContinue reading “Just the Two of Us?”
Who Decides?
“At that time the highly valued slave of a Roman officer was sick and near death.” (Luke 7:2 NLT) Great problems can lead to great outcomes, it just depends on who’s deciding the outcome. In the story above a Roman officer has a slave who is very ill and, upon hearing Jesus has healed others,Continue reading “Who Decides?”
Life’s Most Frightening Storms
“Then Peter called to Him, ‘Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water.’ ‘Yes, come,’ Jesus said. So Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus. But when he saw the strong wind and the waves, he was terrified and beganContinue reading “Life’s Most Frightening Storms”
Praying For Children Moving Away From Home
“For the angel of the Lord is a guard; He surrounds and defends all who fear Him.” (Psalm 34:7) *May this powerful devotional by Sylvia Gunter guide us as we seek to release our children and grandchildren to the watchful care of our Savior. Blessings, Ed (used with permission) It is humorously said that GodContinue reading “Praying For Children Moving Away From Home”
Are You Living Forgiven (Part 2)
“For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people.” (Titus 2:11 NLT) From the outset, let’s be clear, Paul is not advocating the salvation of all people in the verse above, he’s saying the salvation Jesus earned for us on the Cross is available to all people. Then in the versesContinue reading “Are You Living Forgiven (Part 2)”
Are You Living Forgiven?
“He replied, ‘You are permitted to understand the secret of the Kingdom of God. But I use parables for everything I say to outsiders, so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled: “When they see what I do, they will learn nothing. When they hear what I say, they will not understand. Otherwise, they will turnContinue reading “Are You Living Forgiven?”
When It Seems Nothing Is Happening (Part 2)
“So we are always confident, even though we know that as long as we live in these bodies we are not at home with the Lord. For we live by believing and not by seeing.” (2 Corinthians 5:6-7 NLT) In our journey to become more like Jesus we traverse many treacherous and troubling landscapes. ThereContinue reading “When It Seems Nothing Is Happening (Part 2)”
Walking With Jesus 