“Oh, how great are God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand His decisions and His ways! Who can know the Lord’s thoughts? Who knows enough to give Him advice? And who has given Him so much that He needs to pay it back? For everything comes from HimContinue reading “First Class or Coach? (Part 2)”
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First Class or Coach?
“Dear brothers and sisters, we can’t help but thank God for you, because your faith is flourishing and your love for one another is growing.” (2 Thessalonians 1:3 NLT) Though I’ve never purchased a First-Class ticket to fly, because my daughter’s jobs have taken her all over the world, she has accumulated a lot ofContinue reading “First Class or Coach?”
When Wills Are Wed
“Everything is pure to those whose hearts are pure. But nothing is pure to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, because their minds and consciences are corrupted. Such people claim they know God, but they deny Him by the way they live. They are detestable and disobedient, worthless for doing anything good.” (Titus 1:15-16 NLT)Continue reading “When Wills Are Wed”
All In?
“The teacher of religious law replied, ‘Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth by saying that there is only one God and no other. And I know it is important to love Him with all my heart and all my understanding and all my strength, and to love my neighbor as myself. This isContinue reading “All In?”
Are You Sure It’s Time?
“Don’t be like them, for your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask Him!” (Matthew 6:8 NLT) Time is a tricky thing, isn’t it? When we’re with someone we love and/or doing something we love to do, time flies, but when we’re in pain or doing something we really don’t like doing,Continue reading “Are You Sure It’s Time?”
Whose Terms?
“But you, dear friends, must build each other up in your most holy faith, pray in the power of the Holy Spirit, and await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will bring you eternal life. In this way, you will keep yourselves safe in God’s love.” (Jude 1:21 NLT) Whenever we enter aContinue reading “Whose Terms?”
What’s MY Cost?
“But don’t begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first calculating the cost to see if there is enough money to finish it?” (Luke 14:28 NLT)) What if, before you committed your life to the Lord Jesus, someone would have sat you down and said to you:Continue reading “What’s MY Cost?”
To Know God
“I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised Him from the dead. I want to suffer with Him, sharing in His death, so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead!” (Philippians 3:10-11 NLT) Just as there is a closeness, an intimacy God designed for aContinue reading “To Know God”
Being Who We’re Called to Be (Part 2)
“For God saved us and called us to live a holy life. He did this, not because we deserved it, but because that was His plan from before the beginning of time – to show us His grace through Christ Jesus.” (2 Timothy 1:9 NLT) To be called is in essence an invitation to doContinue reading “Being Who We’re Called to Be (Part 2)”
Being Who We’re Called to Be
“One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, – Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew – throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living. Jesus called out to them, ‘Come, follow Me, and I will show you how to fish forContinue reading “Being Who We’re Called to Be”
