2 Peter 3:1-3-This is now the second letter that I am writing to you, beloved. In both of them I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder, 2 that you should remember the predictions of the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles, 3 knowing this first of all, […]
I just heard this marvelous quote by Martin Luther in 1518: “The love of God does not find, but creates, that which is pleasing to it.” I thought I made a great discovery on why God loves us when I recently read Ephesians 2:4 which says, “But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved […]
We, Christians, have a tendency to equate gifts (or talents) with maturity. For example, if someone is great at teaching the Bible, we think that person is spiritually mature and close to God. Or if a person has a supernatural gift, such as a gift of healing, we think that person must be very close […]
Luke 6:37-39–“Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; 38 give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured […]
Would you bring someone into your life knowing that he would hurt you greatly? For example, would you let someone join your team, church, cohort, or circle of friends knowing that he will betray you and try to ruin you? Of course not! We do our best to weed out such people from our lives. There […]
Psalm 73:1-3,12,13,16-18 Truly God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. 2 But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled, my steps had nearly slipped. 3 For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. Sometimes our ideals or expectations of what is good […]
What we consider an act of rashness and naivete, God considers brave and faithful. In the story of David and Goliath, David wasn’t even in the battle initially. He was a young boy who was delivering food to his older brothers who were at battle. Just then, Goliath came out daring anyone to challenge him. […]
“The love of God does not find but creates that which is pleasing to it.” – Martin Luther Do you understand the importance of that statement? If you do, then it is life changing! It is the gospel at its very core. The message that changed the world over for the last 2000 years! What […]
Mark 8:22-24-And they came to Bethsaida. And some people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him. 23 And he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when he had spit on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, “Do you […]
There was a time when I regretted having become a Christian so early in life – at age 17. My logic back then was had I become Christian later, I could’ve had more “fun” in the world, and when I’m old and about to die, I could receive Christ to go to heaven. That way […]