Christian growth comes not from doing but seeing. And if doing is involved, it is doing in order to see. What’s essential is seeing. Doing comes only as a result. But if seeing is not there, then doing will eventually stop. We think we grow as Christians when we DO things – such as […]
Matthew 14:13-14–Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. 14 When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick. Jesus just […]
Sin is so much easier to see in someone else. Ironically, that is part of being a sinner. Sin in us makes us blind to the very thing that is making us blind. The Prophet Nathan approaches King David one day and tells him a story of a rich man. The rich man had many sheep, but […]
Deuteronomy 12:32–“Everything that I command you, you shall be careful to do. You shall not add to it or take from it. One of the things nowadays more commended than anything is creativity. Creativity has always been a huge component of supplying products and even marketing them. Especially in technology, where the desire to be […]
If you knew for sure every single one of your prayers would be answered, would you pray more earnestly? What if upon arriving in heaven, seeing the video of your whole life, you found out that every single one of your prayers had been answered by God? Perhaps not the way you have imagined, but God […]
Are you confused about the worth of human life? You’ve heard that since we are made in the image of God, our worth is infinite. But then, you’ve also heard that since we are sinners, we are worthless – less than a worm! Which is right? Are we of infinite worth? Or are we worthless? […]
Proverbs 16:2-3-All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirit.3 Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established. It seems that every time I catch my kids doing something “questionable”, they usually have a clear justification why they did what they did. […]
We might hate God and not know it. We might think we love God, but in actuality, we hate Him. That was the issue with the pharisees during Jesus’ time. They thought they loved God, but in actuality, they hated Him. They thought they belonged to the Father, but they actually belonged to the devil! […]
Luke 17:18-19–Then Jesus answered, “Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? 18 Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner? And he said to him, “Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well.” How you ever thought about what makes gratitude so elusive in our […]
How do we know we are the children of God? How can we be sure that we belong to God? By the way, not all human beings are children of God. Yes, God created all human beings, but not every one of them is a child of God. How? Just because a carpenter made a […]