“Then the king called in the man he had forgiven and said, ‘You evil servant! I forgave you that tremendous debt because you pleaded with me. Shouldn’t you have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?’” (Matthew 18:32-33 NLT) Sin seems never so evil as when it’s committed against me!Continue reading “Can You Forgive the Inexcusable?”
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Feeling Powerless?
“Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.” (James 5:16 NLT) The tentacles of unconfessed sin will squeeze the life out of your effectiveness as a child of God more quickly thanContinue reading “Feeling Powerless?”
Your Personal History
“Those who are wise will take all this to heart; they will see in our history the faithful love of the Lord.” (Psalm 107:43 NLT) After your life has ended and nothing remains of you but a memory, what will people learn of you? When the way you are living right now becomes the historyContinue reading “Your Personal History”
Your Truth?
“Pilate said, ‘So you are a king?’ Jesus responded, ‘You say I am a king. Actually, I was born and came into the world to testify to the truth. All who love the truth recognize that what I say is truth.’ ‘What is truth?’ Pilate asked.” (John 17:37-38a NLT) Truth is not relative to circumstance,Continue reading “Your Truth?”
Are You a Good Forgetter?
“But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets your free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.” (James 1:25 NLT) Having just turned 76 a few days ago I can bear witness to the truth that your memoryContinue reading “Are You a Good Forgetter?”
Building Up or Tearing Down?
“Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them. And do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live.” (Ephesians 4:29-30a NLT) Do you realize that your words can give hope, strength, energy,Continue reading “Building Up or Tearing Down?”
Order or Chaos?
“God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble…The Lord of Heaven’s Armies is here among us; the God of Israel is our fortress.” (Psalm 46:1, 7 NLT) In this season of my life, I strongly believe our lives are allowed to be more chaotic than they should be, especiallyContinue reading “Order or Chaos?”
Where Is the Lord Asking You to Go?
“As for Philip, an angel of the Lord said to him, ‘Go south down the desert road that runs from Jerusalem to Gaza.’ So he started out…” (Acts 8:26-27a NLT) When the Lord prompts us to do something or go somewhere we have to assume He has a good reason and should not tarry, butContinue reading “Where Is the Lord Asking You to Go?”
Are You Someone’s Last Chance?
“For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.” (Luke 19:10 NLT) How is Jesus seeking the lost today? His whole purpose for living and dying while here on earth was to seek and save the lost. To create a way where no way existed for lost men and women,Continue reading “Are You Someone’s Last Chance?”
Our Inevitable Appointment with God
“And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have God’s Son does not have life.” (1 John 5:11-12 NLT) The Old Testament Prophet Amos warned: “Prepare to meet your God in judgment, you peopleContinue reading “Our Inevitable Appointment with God”
Walking With Jesus 