Can you list everything you have done wrong in your life? Do you remember every little detail and every wrong you committed, even those that may be so minute as to seem unimportant? What is you could? How long would that list be? How many pages would it take to print them? We all commitContinue reading “Hope of Jesus”
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God’s Healing Power
Have you been sick for several days? Did you wish the illness would simply go away? Have you known someone who dealt with a disease for years? Did you wish they would be healed of the disease? Can you imagine what it would have been like to be healed immediately? Illnesses and diseases are common.Continue reading “God’s Healing Power”
Be Like Christ
Have you ever wondered what it will be like when Christ returns? Have you wondered how you will look? Do you think you will look the way you do today? Will you look like the best version of yourself? Have you thought of yourself as being pure? Any thoughts at all? Wondering what we willContinue reading “Be Like Christ”
Stand in Grace
Are you in need of peace? Are you looking for something you already have? What does it mean to you to be justified? Do you think of being justified in your actions? Do you think of standing before a judge who acquits you of your offenses? Peace can be allusive for us in this world.Continue reading “Stand in Grace”
Be Ready
Are you ready? Can you defend your faith? Can you explain why you have hope? Can you tell others why you act differently than everyone else? Will you explain to them in a gentle way? Is your conscience clear? We defend ourselves in many ways. Sometimes we defend our bad decisions or behavior. Other timesContinue reading “Be Ready”
Empty Grave
Christ is risen! Christ is risen, indeed! Yes, Jesus Christ has risen from the dead. He left the grave empty, with the exception of the grave clothes. The linen wrappings and the face cloth were left behind. But Jesus was no longer there. Mary, Peter, and John were all amazed. Peter and John returned toContinue reading “Empty Grave”
Purity Through Hope
What does purity mean to you? Does it mean there are no faults? Is it one hundred percent composed of one component without defect? Are there gradations of purity? Do you view yourself as being pure? We may remember commercials advertising pure cane sugar. We might look at a bottle of water to see ifContinue reading “Purity Through Hope”
Hope and Promises
Have you been promised something that you never received? Were you disappointed when the promise was broken? Have you made a promise you cannot fulfill? Were you ashamed you could not deliver it? We often make promises with the full intention of fulfilling them. But sometimes an interruption occurs that prohibits us from fulfilling aContinue reading “Hope and Promises”
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”
Love Hopes
What do you hope for? Is your hope solid? Or is your hope more akin to wishful thinking? Do you know your hope can be assured when you put your hope in Jesus? Will you put your hope in His promises? We have become accustomed to using the word hope to mean wish. We willContinue reading “Love Hopes”
Marty Pressey 