How often does peace escape you? How often do you feel anything but peace? Why do you think that is? Is it due to a trial or struggle? Is it due to being frustrated or feeling angry? How quickly does peace return to you? Are you leaning on God? Our peace can be fleeting. EspeciallyContinue reading “Hope In God”
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Love God and Yourself
How do you view yourself? Do you think of yourself as a good person? Do you think of yourself as a bad person? Do you think of yourself as a sinful person? Are you proud? Are you shamed? Are you somewhere in between? Does it depend on the moment? We all have a general perceptionContinue reading “Love God and Yourself”
Believe and Obey
What makes you believe in something? Do you believe based on a witness of an event? Do you believe because someone told you about someone? Does your belief become stronger when you see it for yourself? Does this apply to events, people, and other things? Deep down inside, we all want to believe. It isContinue reading “Believe and Obey”
Mysterious Urging
Have you ever felt compelled to go a certain way or to do something specific? Have you done so, even if it did not fit your normal routine? Were you in the right place at the right time? Were you the beneficiary of being there? Can you recall that day as clear as if itContinue reading “Mysterious Urging”
Rock of Our Salvation
Having recently visited Phoenix, AZ, and climbed some rocky places, I can confidently tell you that rocks are solid. They don’t give way. You can stand on a rock high above the ground below and be confident it will not break. Your weight is nothing compared to the weight of the rock. When we thinkContinue reading “Rock of Our Salvation”
Massah and Meribah
Do you ever wonder if God has left you? Do you wonder if he has forgotten about you? When you are experiencing difficult times, do you question God? Are there times when you feel like screaming out of frustration? Is it in those moments that you question God? When we are going through difficult times,Continue reading “Massah and Meribah”
Personal Responsibility
How many times do you complain? How many times do you argue over the smallest of things? Have you had a true need and not know where to turn? Have you experienced having little or no faith your situation would be resolved? Have sat quietly and trusted God to provide? Our culture has become a cultureContinue reading “Personal Responsibility”
Accept Salvation
How do you view the world? Do you see it as black or white, right or wrong, good or bad? Does your view include gray areas, degrees of right and wrong, the possibility of best, good, not good, bad, worst? How do those views apply to your view of Jesus? We often use gradients toContinue reading “Accept Salvation”
Born from Above
Is there something that you are looking forward to? Is it a vacation? Is it a birthday? Is it a holiday? Is it a new job? How much are you looking forward to it? Does it consume your time? Do you think about it throughout the day? Is there something much better you should lookContinue reading “Born from Above”
Righteousness of Faith
Are you looking forward to an inheritance? Is it an inheritance of physical possessions, land, or money? Has it been promised to you? Are you planning to leave an inheritance for your children? Are you giving them the best inheritance? Are you giving it to them now? Inheritances can cause a lot of strife. SiblingsContinue reading “Righteousness of Faith”
Marty Pressey 