Romans 6:20-21-When you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. 21 But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The end of those things is death. One of the more difficult things to convey to anyone who sees Christianity through the lens of “do’s and don’ts”, is the […]
Genesis 31:6-7-You know that I have served your father with all my strength, 7 yet your father has cheated me and changed my wages ten times. But God did not permit him to harm me. At the close of each year we like to look back to put the “year in review”. We all can conclude that the […]
Genesis 29:34-35–Again she conceived and bore a son, and said, “Now this time my husband will be attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” Therefore his name was called Levi. 35 And she conceived again and bore a son, and said, “This time I will praise the Lord.” Therefore she called his name Judah. Then she ceased bearing. At […]
Genesis 22:12–He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.” If someone asked, how do you know that you really fear God? How would you explain that to them? The popular answer could be to […]
Acts 22:9–Now those who were with me saw the light but did not understand the voice of the one who was speaking to me. As a young child my friends and I would play outside, but couldn’t be too far from “shouting distance” from our parents. Every evening like “clockwork” a parent would yell for their child, and one by […]
Matthew 17:20-He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.” If we consider all the things that we hope for, whether that’s the […]
Genesis 16:13-So she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, “You are a God of seeing,” for she said, “Truly here I have seen him who looks after me.” Generally speaking, it is in our places of dejection, disappointment, and failure that we experience a major crossroad between faith or unbelief. Though these things happen to […]
Matthew 10:12-14–As you enter the house, greet it. 13 And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. 14And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. In numerous times out of love and concern, […]
Genesis 8:14-16-In the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth had dried out. 15 Then God said to Noah, 16 “Go out from the ark, you and your wife, and your sons and your sons’ wives with you. One of the most important questions Christians desire to have answered is what is God’s purpose […]
Genesis 3:8– And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presenceof the Lord God among the trees of the garden. One way I’ve tried to explain “hearing the voice of God” to my kids was for them to […]