“But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in Me to fall into sin. It would be better for you to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone hung around your neck. (Mark 9:42 NLT) As a father, especially when my kids were small, one of the things that gotContinue reading “Our Fierce Father”
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What’s Holding You Back?
“Make sure that the light you think you have is not actually darkness. If you are filled with light, with no dark corners, then your whole life will be radiant, as though a floodlight were filling you with light.” (Luke 11:35 NLT) There are two issues I’d like to address today. First, if someone whoContinue reading “What’s Holding You Back?”
Darkness! (Part 2)
“Yes, you who trust Him recognize the honor God has given Him (Jesus). But for those who reject Him, ‘The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone.’ And, ‘He is the stone that makes people stumble, the rock that makes them fall.’ They stumble because they do not obey God’s word, andContinue reading “Darkness! (Part 2)”
Darkness!
“In the land of Zebulun and of Naphtali, beside the sea, beyond the Jordan River, in Galilee where so many Gentiles live, the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light. And for those who live in the land where death casts its shadow, a light has shined. From then on Jesus beganContinue reading “Darkness!”
When the End Comes
“And when He comes, He will convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment. The world’s sin is that it refuses to believe in Me.” (John 16:8-9 NLT) At the end of time – every single human being who has ever lived, will stand before the God ofContinue reading “When the End Comes”
What Happens When We Mess Up?
“Have mercy on me, O God, because of Your unfailing love. Because of Your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins. Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my sin. For I recognize my rebellion; it haunts me day and night. Against You, and You alone, have I sinned; I haveContinue reading “What Happens When We Mess Up?”
A Closer Look at Romans 7 (Part 2)
“Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. So you see how it is: In my mind I really want to obey God’s law, but because of my sinful nature I am a slave to sin.” (Romans 7:25 NLT) The key words in the above verse to me are: “In my mind…” TheContinue reading “A Closer Look at Romans 7 (Part 2)”
A Closer Look at Romans 7
“I have discovered this principle of life – that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong. I love God’s law with all my heart. But there is another power within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin thatContinue reading “A Closer Look at Romans 7”
Why Can’t We Understand?
“As the Scriptures say, ‘No one is righteous – not even one. No one is truly wise; not one is seeking God. All have turned away; all have become useless. No one does good, not a single one.’” Romans 3:10-12 NLT) Have you ever tried to explain something to someone and you’re thinking: “I mightContinue reading “Why Can’t We Understand?”
Where Is God? (Part 2)
“This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!” (2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT) Yesterday’s post ended with a statement that declared that in order for us to have our heart and mind open to “seeing” God, to recognizing His presence, weContinue reading “Where Is God? (Part 2)”
