“Every day I call to You, my God, but You do not answer. Every night You hear my voice, but I find no relief.” (Psalm 22:2 NLT) Why is prayer so hard sometimes? David (above) cried out to God, but sensed no relief, no answer from the Lord. Silence from heaven can be crippling, yet,Continue reading “No Answer or Wrong Answer?”
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The Limitless Love of God
“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) Without love there can be no forgiveness. To say we forgive and to forgive can be two very different things. It takesContinue reading “The Limitless Love of God”
Useful or Glorious?
“Who is like You among the gods, O Lord – glorious in holiness, awesome in splendor, performing great wonders?” (Exodus 15:11 NLT) How do you view God? Do you love Him? Need Him? Don’t understand Him? Couldn’t care less about Him? Have no opinion about Him? Question Him? Doubt Him? Fear Him? The range ofContinue reading “Useful or Glorious?”
Man or Machine?
“So God created human beings in His own image. In the image of God He created them; male and female He created them.” (Genesis 1:27 (NLT) You and I are created by God to “fill the earth and govern it.” (Genesis 1:28), yet, there are those today who believe humanity is basically idiotic and shouldContinue reading “Man or Machine?”
Take My Yoke!
“Then Jesus said, ‘Come to Me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you. Let Me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy to bear, andContinue reading “Take My Yoke!”
The Object of Our Worship
“Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty. Everything in the heavens and on earth is Yours, O Lord, and this is Your kingdom. We adore You as the One who is over all things.” (1 Chronicles 29:11 NLT) Easter was just a few weeks past and forContinue reading “The Object of Our Worship”
Practice or Profession
“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 “Practice or Profession”
God’s Answer to Loneliness
“Turn to me and have mercy, for I am alone and in deep distress. My problems go from bad to worse. Oh, save me from them all! Feel my pain and see my trouble. Forgive all my sins. See how many enemies I have and how viciously they hate me! Protect me! Rescue my lifeContinue reading “God’s Answer to Loneliness”
Our Faith
“Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep His promise.” (Hebrews 10:23 NLT) What is the basis of your faith? There are many “faiths” in the world today, but only one of those faith systems will get you to heaven. But isn’t that awfully “narrow?”Continue reading “Our Faith”
Clarity
“Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise! He is to be feared above all gods.” (1 Chronicles 16:25 NLT) The god in whom we place the most trust; the one who puts us to the ground and holds his relentless knee to our neck is not the God of the Bible, butContinue reading “Clarity”
Walking With Jesus 