What does it mean to you to work? Do you like the work you do? Is your job rewarding? Is your place of work the only place you work? Have you thought about the work you do outside your job? Are you working for God? We often think of work as the job we areContinue reading “Follow God’s Instruction”
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Good Use of Knowledge
What value do you put on knowledge? Is knowledge of high importance? Do you earnestly seek to continue to learn? How do you continue your learning? Do you read? Do you attend classes? Do you realize you continue to learn, even if not consciously? By the time we have completed school, most of us areContinue reading “Good Use of Knowledge”
Working for God
Yesterday we defined faith and learned that it is dead if it is not accompanied by works. Today, we will look at what works are to be done in faith. Have you ever really thought about doing works in faith? If not, who are you working for? Why do you work? I dare say thatContinue reading “Working for God”
Dead or Alive
How is your faith? What are your works? Do you marry the two of them? Do you consider each of them as one half of a larger whole? Would you consider one to be more important than the other? Does your life reflect your belief? As Christians we hear and talk a lot about faith.Continue reading “Dead or Alive”
Cry Out To God
Have you been taught that the Christian life is wonderful? Does that hinder you from crying out to God? Have you ever asked God why things have happened? Many of us have heard God is love, God is good, God blesses us, and God cares deeply for us. We likely have heard the “prosperity gospel,”Continue reading “Cry Out To God”
Ask God Why
Have you wept bitterly over the loss of a loved one? Have you had grief overtake you to the point of not knowing where to turn? Do you ever feel like asking God why bad things happen? Do you know that God weeps, too? It may sound odd to hear that God weeps. But takeContinue reading “Ask God Why”
Persistently Seek Justice
Do you feel as though you have been wronged? Do you see others being mistreated? Do you long for justice to be served? Are you seeking a wrong to be righted? Have you cried out to God, asking him to bring about the justice you seek? When we have been wronged, it can seem toContinue reading “Persistently Seek Justice”
Praying Earnestly
Are you going through a tough time, a time you do not think anyone else can understand? Are you feeling all alone, abandoned, misunderstood, or an outsider? Do you think Jesus cannot possibly understand what you are going through? We may go through times of estrangement. We may be misunderstood by others in what weContinue reading “Praying Earnestly”
Jesus Understands
Do you ever feel like God has forgotten you? Do you feel like he has abandoned you? Do you just want to scream, “Why God? Where are you God?” Do you know you are not alone? Do you know Jesus asked those same questions? We are sometimes in some very dire situations. We feel asContinue reading “Jesus Understands”
Ready and Willing
Are you experiencing an extremely difficult time? Do you know where to find help? Have you been turned away by people you thought you could trust? Are others unable to help? Have you cried out to God? We may experience an extremely difficult situation. It may be a situation that no one else can helpContinue reading “Ready and Willing”
Marty Pressey 