Not practicing our gift could have dire consequences. Whatever talent or gift God has given you, you are to use it for the good of the church. If you don’t use it, not only you might lose it, but along with it, you might end up ruining yourself. “Do not neglect the gift you have.. […]
I am 48 years old and I am feeling my age. And I am doing everything I can to combat getting old. I work out at least 3 times a week. I am running 10+ miles a week. I strive to keep a healthy weight (I’m the lightest I’ve ever been). I watch what I […]
Jesus is dead serious about making Him the most important person in our lives. He will not take a second place. He must be supreme, or He wants nothing to do with us. “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, […]
The longer I am in ministry, the more keenly I become aware of how few people are truly saved. Of course, I cannot know for certain whether someone is truly saved. Only the Lord knows that. However, I can read the signs and look at the fruit to see whether the root is good. Besides, […]
One of the hardest things in life is to wait. And yet our eternal life depends on it! I hate waiting. Don’t you? I am sometimes late to the meetings and appointments simply because I hate waiting. I hate the feeling of wasting my time by getting there early and waiting until the meeting starts. […]
What is the point of praying if we almost never get what we want? Honestly, how many things you have asked for were given to you exactly as you have asked it? Maybe they would’ve taken place whether you have prayed or not? Such questions are natural. I’ve asked them myself. There wouldn’t be satisfying […]
Do you go to God to get things or do you use things to get at God? The question is similar to: Do you work at a job to provide for your family or do you use your family to get better jobs? I don’t think anyone would like the answer, “I use my family […]
David was not chosen because he was righteous. He became righteous because God chose him. If we do not keep this distinction in mind, we muddle up the gospel and we become moralistic. God did not search throughout the earth and found the “man after His own heart” in David. God’s choosing him made him […]
As Christians, we must CHOOSE to rejoice always, pray continually, and give thanks in ALL circumstances. We Christians alone have the option of rejoicing when things look bleak, of praying when we feel alone, and of giving thanks when things don’t go our way. That’s because we know this world isn’t all there is. There […]
I hate what this day represents. And at least on the surface, it feels like evil has won out. Rather than celebrating All Saints’ Day on November 1, we are celebrating Halloween. Rather than celebrating the birth of Jesus on Christmas Day, we are celebrating a big fat man with his reindeers. Rather than celebrating […]