Healed

Have you sacrificed yourself for someone else? Have you given up doing something you prefer to do something someone else wants to do? Have you had someone sacrifice themselves for you? Have you taken notice of their sacrifice? Have you acknowledged God’s sacrifice? If you are a good parent, you have sacrificed for your children.Continue reading “Healed”

Love Deeply

What does it mean to you to have a change of heart? How does that change take place? Do you believe it to be your own work, one that you discipline yourself to complete? Have you been able to purify your heart? What is you are going about in the wrong way? We often hearContinue reading “Love Deeply”

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”

The Lord Will Keep You

Are you looking for someone who will walk by your side? Do you long for the comfort of knowing you are not going it alone? Are you seeking security? Are you seeking protection? Would you accept it if it was available? Or would you continue to struggle on your own? We sometimes want someone toContinue reading “The Lord Will Keep You”

Eternal Reign

What life and death decision have you made? Think you haven’t made one? What if you made one without knowing it? What if you made one but didn’t recognize it? What if your decision not only meant life but meant you would reign alongside the King of kings? We don’t typically think we make lifeContinue reading “Eternal Reign”

Rejoice with Angels

For what reasons do you rejoice? Do you rejoice when something good happens for you? Do you rejoice when something good happens for your family or friends? Do you rejoice when something bad happens to your enemy? That’s a bit different, isn’t it? Rejoicing is a tricky thing. Many times, we rejoice for the rightContinue reading “Rejoice with Angels”

Reconciliation

What does reconciliation mean to you? Are the people you know who you need to reconcile with? Do you view reconciliation as a bookkeeping task? Do you know God reconciled you to him through Jesus Christ? Do you know what to do now that you have been reconciled? Reconciliation can be both challenging and rewarding.Continue reading “Reconciliation”

Deep Roots

Have you thought of being poor as being blessed? Have you thought being hungry was a blessing? Have you thought weeping meant a blessing? I dare say not many, if any at all, would think any of these are a blessing. We likely think of them as a lack of blessing, if not a curse.Continue reading “Deep Roots”

The Kingdom is Near

Are you looking for something to come to fruition? Have you been working hard on a project and anticipating your hard work to pay off? Are you implementing a new plan you believe will produce the windfall you desire? Do you have all the steps and details defined? If you have ever developed a projectContinue reading “The Kingdom is Near”

Jesus Given Authority

By what authority do you act? Do you know the authority by which others act? What or who is the highest authority? Do you view authority from a human perspective? Have you attempted to view authority from God’s perspective? We are granted authority from higher authorities. While working our jobs, we may be given authorityContinue reading “Jesus Given Authority”