FEELINGS GO – TRUTH REMAINS

JOHN 6:65-66 Feelings come and go. People sometimes do, too. Jesus retained a smaller crowd of followers – true believers and one betrayer. The true believers were those who followed Him whether the good times continued or the tough times came. Those who walked away went – to what? The next show? A temporary entertainment or excitement … [Read more…]

WATCH WHAT YOU EAT!

JOHN 6:26-27, 35 What we eat matters a lot if we want to be satisfied or healthy. After the miracle of salvation, if people do not watch or manage what they consume spiritually, the result will be a weak and dissatisfied life. This is why Jesus said, “I AM the bread of life…” When we … [Read more…]

LIKE THE RIVERSIDE TREE

PSALM 1:1-3 When we look to God with trust and love, He provides for us. He gives us everything we need and nothing that we cannot handle. He remains the one enduring and unalterable source of life and every perfect gift. His steadfastness offers comfort amidst the temporariness and unpredictability of life. Those who trust in … [Read more…]

PARENTAL DISCIPLINE – A NOBLE TASK

EXODUS 20:12 At times, parenting can seem like the most difficult job in the world, but it is truly the most rewarding. Surrounded by educational and psychological “experts” on childrearing, too many parents feel inadequate for the task. But is that not odd, since parents have been raising their children for centuries without these experts and, … [Read more…]

MORE THAN WATER

PHILIPPIANS 4:19 When Jesus met the woman at the well in John chapter 4, she thought their conversation was only about water. Jesus had in mind the salvation of an entire village. He is no different today. He knows what we need and His good heart longs to bless us. In fact, He knows what we … [Read more…]

THE TIME IS NOW!

JOHN 9:4; 17:4 It is not enough to know what we feel called to do. Neither is it enough to know if what we are doing now is in God’s will. In order to do our most exceptional work for the glory of God and the good of others, we must also get in the … [Read more…]

WE ALL MARVEL

JOHN 4:9 & 27 Back in the days of Jesus, the Jews generally had no dealings with Samaritans. Some despised the Samaritans even more than Gentiles, as they were considered half-breeds and practitioners of a perversion of the true Jewish faith. If passing through Samaria was not bad enough, now Jesus was alone with a less … [Read more…]

WHO DO WE LOOK LIKE?

JOHN 13:34-35 We do not have to try to look like our parents. Whether it is our mother’s hips or our father’s eyes, we inherit many of their physical features automatically. But how closely do we resemble our Heavenly Father? When people look at us do they recognize us as His children? The Bible says there … [Read more…]

OUR JOY AND HOPE

JOHN 3:16 Those of us who know the Lord have the most wonderful reason of all to be thankful, joyful and hopeful. Jesus loves all of us and cares for us. He died on the cross and rose from the grave so that we can have eternal and abundant life. (John 10:10) He remains the one … [Read more…]

THE COMMON THEME

1PETER 5:9 In Christianity we all have a common theme; we suffer in and for our beliefs. Living in this world but not being of it makes us outcasts and as human beings, one of our desires is to feel like we belong. We must remember that we belong to God and our citizenship is … [Read more…]