“Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.” (John 17:3 NIV) The Christian life is not about what you do; it’s about Who you know. This is because only life can produce life and God’s objective is to...
In the beginning God . . . (Genesis 1:1 NIV) God is first. Nothing began before He began it. And, when He began it, He called it “good.” The way to make this a good year for you is to begin it with God. Ask Him to begin a new work in you and through you. It may be the...
“For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age” (Titus 2:11-12 ESV). This is the power of God’s grace: it brings...
'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!” (Matthew 25:23 NIV) Edward Kimble was a shoe salesman. Even though he was a bit shy, he shared Christ...
“. . . that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend . . . what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God." The divine...
“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty” (Psalm 91:1 NASB) My dad was a master at inventing games to keep us entertained or in line. When I was very young, one such game was, “Steppin’ On My Shadow.” Dad would start the...
“The secret of the LORD is for those who fear Him, and He will make them know His covenant” (Psalm 25:14 NASB). There is a secret place where the Lord meets with those who fear Him and whispers to them the mysteries of His covenant. He holds them in private counsel,...
“Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God” (Psalm 42:5, 11; 43:5). There are times when no amount of positive thinking, confessing, proclaiming, or praying can immediately pull...
Abandoned for Our Sake by Steven Furtick I was talking to someone who grew up largely without a father. His father was abusive to him in his early years, and then the father died. I asked him, “How do you think it affected you to be abandoned by your father?” He...
“Worship the Lord in the beauty of His holiness.” – Psalm 29:2b & 96:9 (KJV) Holiness is beautiful to God for the same reason rainbows are beautiful to us – the refraction of light. Holiness in us is the refraction of the glory of God’s character through the prism...
“Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.” (John 17:3 NIV) The Christian life is not about what you do; it’s about Who you know. This is because only life can produce life and God’s objective is to...
In the beginning God . . . (Genesis 1:1 NIV) God is first. Nothing began before He began it. And, when He began it, He called it “good.” The way to make this a good year for you is to begin it with God. Ask Him to begin a new work in you and through you. It may be the...
“For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age” (Titus 2:11-12 ESV). This is the power of God’s grace: it brings...
'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!” (Matthew 25:23 NIV) Edward Kimble was a shoe salesman. Even though he was a bit shy, he shared Christ...
“. . . that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend . . . what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God." The divine...
“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty” (Psalm 91:1 NASB) My dad was a master at inventing games to keep us entertained or in line. When I was very young, one such game was, “Steppin’ On My Shadow.” Dad would start the...
“The secret of the LORD is for those who fear Him, and He will make them know His covenant” (Psalm 25:14 NASB). There is a secret place where the Lord meets with those who fear Him and whispers to them the mysteries of His covenant. He holds them in private counsel,...
“Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God” (Psalm 42:5, 11; 43:5). There are times when no amount of positive thinking, confessing, proclaiming, or praying can immediately pull...
Abandoned for Our Sake by Steven Furtick I was talking to someone who grew up largely without a father. His father was abusive to him in his early years, and then the father died. I asked him, “How do you think it affected you to be abandoned by your father?” He...
“Worship the Lord in the beauty of His holiness.” – Psalm 29:2b & 96:9 (KJV) Holiness is beautiful to God for the same reason rainbows are beautiful to us – the refraction of light. Holiness in us is the refraction of the glory of God’s character through the prism...
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