“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?”
Category Archives: New Testament
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!”
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”
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”
Picture-Perfect
For the second test he led him up and spread out all the kingdoms of the earth on display at once. Then the Devil said, “They’re yours in all their splendor to serve your pleasure. I’m in charge of them all and can turn them over to whomever I wish. Worship me and they’re yours,ContinueContinue reading “Picture-Perfect”
What’s on Your Checklist?
“Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.” (Matthew 6:33 NLT) I appreciate checklists. They keep me organized and on top of things. But when checklists spiral out of control, they can create unnecessary problems. When people make a checklist of things in lifeContinueContinue reading “What’s on Your Checklist?”
Bring It to Him
Jesus replied, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.” “We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered. “Bring them here to me,” he said. (Matthew 14:16-18 NIV) I once caught up with a friend who was preparing for a difficult test. She shared howContinueContinue reading “Bring It to Him”
Rising with the Son 