Have you ever focused on the unfailing love of the Father? Psalm 48:9 says: Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love. Meditate on it—think about it, dwell on it, ponder it. We are all guilty of reading His Word so we can mark it off on our “to do” list, like God only cares that we read it. When we do
Do you remember how, when you played games as kids, you’d pick the two best players to be captains of the teams. Then they would choose players for their teams. We would call out, “Choose me.” And it was a wonderful feeling to be chosen. The Bible says that God the Father has chosen you, and chosen me, before the world was created. You
There is a process going on in us believers. Since the day the Holy Spirit came to dwell in us, He has been at work with perfect wisdom and supernatural power to renew and transform our character, to some extent, our personality. Our outward man, this mortal body with its natural weakness and sinful ways was doomed to death and is “wasting away” even
I love the Christmas season; the whole thing. The lights, the decorations, the tree, the carols, family. Everything. But mostly Jesus. While attending a service last year and singing Joy to the World, a thought came to me. I saw four words of this song in a whole new light. Heaven and nature sing, heaven and nature sing, let heaven and nature sing. So
I see the countless Christmas trees Around the world below, With tiny lights, like heaven’s stars, Reflecting on the snow. The sight is so spectacular, Please wipe away that tear. For I’m spending Christmas With Jesus Christ this year. I hear the many Christmas songs, That people hold so dear, But the sounds of music can’t compare, With the Christmas choir up here. For
After the feeding of the 5,000, Jesus made the disciples get into a boat and go ahead of Him to the other side of the lake. After rowing for several hours, a severe storm had almost overcome them, and they were frightened. Just then, they realized that Jesus was walking to them on the water and meeting them in the middle of the storm. There is
Jesus called himself the Good Shepherd. He described his followers as sheep. Why? Wolves hunt in packs. Their aggression, power, and cunning, are no match for the sheep they hunt to devour. When wolves gather to form packs they are incredibly vicious and effective predators. Sheep graze in the fields, completely defenseless except for their shepherd whom they must trust completely for protection, not
When I was in college, I served as a camp counselor one summer. And in North Carolina, when you go camping in the mountains, even in August, the temperature can drop below freezing during the night. When that happens, it doesn’t take long before water freezes. So, you have to use your canteen to break the ice so you can get water for cooking
He turned the sea into dry land, they passed through the waters on foot… Psalm 66:6 When Moses led the Israelites across the Red Sea, they walked with walls of water on either side of them. They followed their leader. When the Israelites crossed the Jordan River into the Holy Land, they had to walk through the river at flood stage after God made the
People who fight fire with fire usually end up with ashes. In talking with people, how often do we know, or we feel, that we are right; our idea, our position, our interpretation is it, and we’re ready to fight for it. Forget the fact that we may not be, or that there might be something we’re completely ignorant of. The truth is that
