I long for a day when I would be free from sin. Not only from my own sin but also from the sins of those around me. I hate what it does in me and in the people that I love. Thanks to be God! That day is coming!Many times in a span of just […]
Psalm 4:4-5–Be angry, and do not sin; ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent. Selah 5 Offer right sacrifices, and put your trust in the Lord.I had the opportunity to meet with someone yesterday, and they reminded me why patience must have an expected end. Because growing up as an unbeliever, I thought what is the […]
2 Corinthians 6:14-Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? We probably would all agree, that our circle of friends growing up tended to think very similar to us. Sometimes those friendships can last a lifetime, while others begin to “phase out” or grow apart as we like to […]
I have a different perspective on America than most people who were born and raised here. For the first 14 years of my life, I grew up only hearing about America from far away. To me, America was heaven on earth. It’s a place where people were giants, beautiful, and everything in it was ideal. And […]
What difference does God’s sovereignty make if we still have to work to make His will come true in my life and in the world? That’s the question that plagued me for several years. Ever since I became a Christian, the question of God’s sovereignty and man’s responsibility has been swirling around me. And I know […]
2 Samuel 10:11-12–And he said, “If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me, but if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come and help you. 12 Be of good courage, and let us be courageous for our people, and for the cities of our God, and may the Lord do […]
It is NOT true that God will never give you what you cannot handle. God often brings what we cannot handle to our lives. Why? So that we will not be self-sufficient – the ultimate form of atheism – but we will rely on the Lord. However, it is critical how we respond when we […]
2 Samuel 6:8-9–And David was angry because the Lord had burst forth against Uzzah. And that place is called Perez-uzzah, to this day. 9 And David was afraid of the Lord that day, and he said, “How can the ark of the Lord come to me?”The most influential book that helped me to “bridge the gap” in learning how […]
How are you specifically relying on the Lord? What are you doing that only makes sense if you are living by faith? If you can’t think of anything, you might claim yourself to be a Christian, but you are not pleasing to the Lord. (Hebrews 11:6)Asa was a king of Judah (the Southern part of […]
‘Tis the season for graduations. For the last 25 years or so, I’ve been going to graduations around this time of the year. This year is no exception. Every year I get to witness a chapter in life closing and another chapter beginning for these graduates. However, there will come a day when we will graduate […]