“But at the beginning of creation God ‘made them male and female.’ ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”’ContinueContinue reading “I Do But At What Cost?”
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The Greatest Payback
Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord. (Romans 12:19 NIV) In Romans 12, the apostle Paul tells us not to take revenge because that’s God’s job (v. 19). He then goes on to say,ContinueContinue reading “The Greatest Payback”
Have Faith!
And He did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith. (Matthew 13:58 NIV) For the past few years, God has led me on a journey of discovering how the miracles of Christ are relevant to us today. And I’ve noticed that the basis for every miracle was faith. Almost every personContinueContinue reading “Have Faith!”
You Will Do Great Things
Then Saul said to David, “May you be blessed, David my son; you will do great things and surely triumph.” (1 Samuel 26:25 NIV) Just a few chapters before, Saul made a similar confession: “I know that you will surely be king and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hands.” (1 SamuelContinueContinue reading “You Will Do Great Things”
You’re a Mighty Warrior!
“The LORD is with you, mighty warrior.” (Judges 6:12 NIV) God called Gideon a “mighty warrior”, but Gideon didn’t see himself that way; he saw himself as weak and unworthy (Judges 6:12, 15). When Gideon finally saw himself as a warrior, he was empowered. He couldn’t be stopped because he knew God was with him.ContinueContinue reading “You’re a Mighty Warrior!”
In Due Season
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. (Galatians 6:9 KJV) She was going through some mortgage papers, when she pointed at the year they had purchased their house and said, “It has taken two years for it to be ready!” I wasContinueContinue reading “In Due Season”
Excuse Me for the Inconvenience
A few days later Felix and his wife, Drusilla, who was Jewish, sent for Paul and listened to him talk about a life of believing in Jesus Christ. As Paul continued to insist on right relations with God and his people, about a life of moral discipline and the coming Judgment, Felix felt things gettingContinueContinue reading “Excuse Me for the Inconvenience”
Tuning In To God’s Message
By Marlene Tavares Then He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire;ContinueContinue reading “Tuning In To God’s Message”
Putting Ourselves in His Care Instead of Out There
His brothers said, “Why don’t you leave here and go up to the Feast so your disciples can get a good look at the works you do? No one who intends to be publicly known does everything behind the scenes. If you’re serious about what you are doing, come out in the open and showContinueContinue reading “Putting Ourselves in His Care Instead of Out There”
It All Comes Down to Common Sense
“That brought him to his senses. He said, ‘All those farmhands working for my father sit down to three meals a day, and here I am starving to death. I’m going back to my father. I’ll say to him, Father, I’ve sinned against God, I’ve sinned before you; I don’t deserve to be called yourContinueContinue reading “It All Comes Down to Common Sense”
Rising with the Son 