“You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil – the commander of the powers in the unseen world. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God. All of us used to live that way, following the passionate desires andContinue reading “Our Past”
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Do You Like Jesus?
“If you want to be My disciple, you must hate everyone else by comparison – your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters – yes, even your own life. Otherwise, you cannot by My disciple.” (Luke 14:26 NLT) Some reading the above verse may be thinking: “Whoa! I don’t remember ever reading thatContinue reading “Do You Like Jesus?”
The Cross and the Porn Store
“Your eye is a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is good, your whole body is filled with light. But when your eye is bad, your whole body is filled with darkness. And if the light you think you have is actually darkness, how deep that darkness is!” (Matthew 6:22-23 NLT)Continue reading “The Cross and the Porn Store”
Are You Settling for Crumbs?
“Then they scoffed, ‘He’s just the carpenter’s son, and we know Mary, his mother, and his brothers – James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas. All his sisters live right here among us. Where did he learn all these things?’ And they were deeply offended and refused to believe in him.” (Matthew 13:55-57a NLT) The Lord willContinue reading “Are You Settling for Crumbs?”
Choose Grace
“Then Peter came to Him and asked, ‘Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?’ ‘No, not seven times,’ Jesus replied, ‘But seventy times seven!’” (Matthew 18:21-22 NLT) Like forgiveness, grace is a choice. How so? In the verses above Peter wasn’t questioning the fact of forgiveness, but the frequency;Continue reading “Choose Grace”
When Grace Wins
“So the Word became human and made His home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen His glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.” (John 1:14 NLT) There are several words with only a one letter difference, but none so graphic for a believer asContinue reading “When Grace Wins”
Telescope or Microscope?
“Soon the people began to complain about their hardship, and the Lord heard everything they said.” (Numbers 11:1 NLT) Have you ever wondered how you would have responded to eating the same thing for every meal for 40 years? Apparently, the children of Israel didn’t like it, and they began to complain. What about livingContinue reading “Telescope or Microscope?”
What Are You Trying to Hide?
“Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before His eyes, and He is the one to whom we are accountable.” (Hebrews 4:13 NLT) Every person, even every believer, has something in their present and/or past of which we’re ashamed and hope no one ever finds out. Why are weContinue reading “What Are You Trying to Hide?”
Choices Have Consequences
“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23 NLT) We make our choices, then our choices make us! Everything we do, for good or ill, has a corresponding consequence. A consequence is a result or outcome, whether it’s good orContinue reading “Choices Have Consequences”
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)”
Walking With Jesus 