To or From?

“Yes, I came from the Father into the world, and now I will leave the world and return to the Father.” (John 16:28 NLT) At almost any given time in the course of our days, we’re busily engaged in something that is taking us to someplace or bringing us from another place. It seems ourContinue reading “To or From?”

How Much Do You Love God?

“Jesus replied, ‘The most important commandment is this: “Listen, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only Lord. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.”’” (Mark 12:29 NLT) How do you measure love? If I asked youContinue reading “How Much Do You Love God?”

What Has You?

“But when the young man heard this, he went away sad, for he had many possessions.” (Matthew 19:22 NLT) What’s holding you back? I’m reminded of Hebrews 12:1: “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down,Continue reading “What Has You?”

The Pain of An Empty House

“When an evil spirit leaves a person, it goes into the desert, seeking rest but finding none. Then it says, ‘I will return to the person I came from.’ So it returns and finds its former home empty, swept, and in order. Then the spirit finds seven other spirits more evil than itself, and theyContinue reading “The Pain of An Empty House”