EXODUS 23:2. How many times do others wish they could count on us to provide a Christlike environment, but we do not offer them one? Are there days people also felt isolated from kindheartedness, and we were the reason for their pain? We are meant to be harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kindhearted, humble in spirit, etc. Do … [Read more…]
JOHN 15:5. There is only one person who is able to live the Christlike life: Jesus Christ Himself. We cannot live the life He calls us to without Him. Only as we maintain our connection to Him can He live this life through us. As Martin Luther said: “It is not imitation which brings about … [Read more…]
JOHN 3:16. Life is a journey. We are all going somewhere. It feels good when we are happy, healthy, things are going well and we are at the top of our games. But life also brings disappointments and pain. It could be a marriage that did not work out, the loss of a loved … [Read more…]
2 CORINTHIANS 5:7. You can have faith in someone or something based on experience. Blind faith is faith based on no experience. To trust someone completely, without thinking twice, even when I have never tested him/her or what is being presented would be to act on blind faith. Abraham did not know Canaan in the sense … [Read more…]
NUMBERS 23:19. As believers must continue to place our hope in God, Our Father, in spite of the circumstances we see around us. This is not always easy, but we must set our minds and hearts on Him. If we trust His timetable, because He is not a man, He will restore our hope. This hope … [Read more…]
LUKE 15:11-31. Greatness in the kingdom of God requires humility. Humility shows itself when pressed for a reaction to an action. It says “I will not let what is done to me or said about me change how I act and feel.” We are responsible for our reactions to issues. Our reactions should be based on … [Read more…]
LUKE 12:6-7. God does not forget a single bird. His creation is valuable to Him. As a part of His creation, He is concerned with you and me. In fact we are His chosen vessels to complete His will on earth. Sometimes we all feel as if we have been left out in the cold. We … [Read more…]
MATTHEW 6:16-18. The days of Lent are marked as a time of faithful meditation, fasting, and repentance. It begins from Ash Wednesday. With Christ’s sacrifice and resurrection in full view, observers focus on waging war against their human desires that may be contrary to God’s Word and building up themselves in their most holy faith. Observing … [Read more…]
JOHN 6:67-68. Our love of God should not be about what we think He should be doing for us. He already did it all. Why do we want more conditions to follow Him? It is a sign of ungratefulness. When we have nowhere else to go, we flourish in Christ. When we do, we have problems. We … [Read more…]
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