Would you like to have someone working for your good? Do you long to have someone powerful on your side? Have you chosen to have someone powerful on your side? Do you seek glory on your own or wait for it come as promised? Most of us want to have someone who can help usContinue reading “Be Conformed”
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Heavenly Citizenship
Where is your citizenship? Where do you belong? Does that sound like a silly question? Would you like to be a citizen of somewhere else? Are you a follower of Jesus? Do you know your citizenship is in heaven? We may think it odd having citizenship in heaven. After all, we don’t physically live there.Continue reading “Heavenly Citizenship”
No Longer Condemned
Have you been condemned by others? Have you condemned yourself? Do you feel unworthy? Do you feel doomed to failure? Do you feel imprisoned by a plethora of small infractions that have piled up to create walls? We are often our own harshest critic. We know each and every tiny failure. We hold those failuresContinue reading “No Longer Condemned”
Life-Giver
What does life mean to you? Is it a mere existence? Is life the pursuit of happiness? Is it loving someone, marrying them, and spending your life together? Is life climbing the corporate ladder? Is it living abundantly in love, joy, and peace? We all share some common elements in our definition of life, andContinue reading “Life-Giver”
Imperishable
Have you seen rotten fruit or vegetables? Have you smelled that rancid smell? Have you struggled to keep them from becoming rotten? If there was a magical way you could learn to keep them fresh, would you? If you have been an adult for a few years, chances are you have seen fruit or vegetablesContinue reading “Imperishable”
Seeds
What do you know about farming? Do you know the seed is far different than the plant that grows? Have you ever planted a crop of corn or beans? Have you watered and fed a seed or young plant in order to help it grow into maturity? Planting seeds has been an ongoing task sinceContinue reading “Seeds”
First Fruit
Have you spent much time thinking about the resurrection? Have you ever questioned if the resurrection is real? What do you think it will be like to be raised from the dead? Are you looking forward to it? Think about the resurrection for just a moment. Someone dies. They come back to life! By ourContinue reading “First Fruit”
A Message To Deliver
What would be your reaction if you were visited by an angel? Would you be overwhelmed with awe? Would you remember what was said to you? What if the angel had a specific message for you from Jesus? Would that be memorable? An angel gave a message to the women who went to visit theContinue reading “A Message To Deliver”
From Dark To Light
Have you ever been lost? Have you been in a place that you didn’t know how you got there nor how to get to a place you knew? Have you planned a trip so that you knew exactly how to get where you wanted to go? At one time in my life, my job requiredContinue reading “From Dark To Light”
Glory Versus Futility
What does it mean to become futile? Are your efforts futile? How does someone who is wise become a fool? Why would anyone exchange glory for foolishness? Why give up God for idol worship? We may believe turning to idol worship is foolish. And it is. We may believe giving up glory for foolishness isContinue reading “Glory Versus Futility”
Marty Pressey 