Exceedingly
The word exceeding or exceedingly seems like the perfect word to describe the works of God. He goes beyond all that we could ever think, dream, or even imagine. My purpose in this article is simply to draw your attention to what the scriptures say and how the words exceeding or exceedingly seem to have […]
The Emergency Action Plan
We live in a time that is much like Jesus predicted would be the scene prior to the destruction of Jerusalem in which there would be wars and rumors of wars. Many people are in a state of fear today. Combine that with the moral decline, an uptick in crime, along with a general attitude […]
All You Need
Not one of us who has prayed has not had to fight the tendency to just present the things to God that we think we need. As we mature in Christ, we are made to realize how foolish those requests were and how God in His mercy and care did not give us what we […]
The Hardest One to Love?
So we have talked in detail over the past several weeks about the importance of love and how we show it to one another. Let’s talk this week about showing our love to God. As scripture says, this is the most important commandment. I know for me personally, there have been times that I have […]
Relief In Suffering
There are times when we all feel the pangs of suffering. It may be the pains of physical affliction. Others may feel the taxing of emotional strain or relational disunity. It can even be the stress of financial woes or a loss of job. Jesus made it known that this is what awaits the life […]
Embracing Discomfort
We live in a very comfortable time when we seem to hold to comfort above anything else. Consequently, when the Bible speaks of times of discomfort in the form of affliction, suffering, discipline, pruning, self-denial, or tribulation most people want to turn a deaf ear and go back to the promises of God’s love, a […]
Who Do You Love?
As our minds turn to the subject of “LOVE” at this time of the year, it would be good to rehearse some things about love from a biblical perspective. True love in the Bible involves commitment, rather than feeling. Although we hear the expression today of “falling in love,” the truth of the matter is […]
By This All People will Know That You are My Disciples
At the beginning of John chapter 13, Jesus washes his disciples feet, using it as an example of how to demonstrate love for others. John writes, “having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end”. Then John describes in detail how Jesus washed each of the disciples feet. […]
Avoiding Decision Fatigue
You have probably experienced the scenario of trying to watch what you eat but have come to the end of the day when you didn’t have something planned and couldn’t decide on what to fix so you found yourself giving into the easy decision of just ordering pizza. That’s called decision fatigue. Face it. In […]
What’s Love Got to Do with It?
I thought this would be an appropriate title for this article. The short answer to this question is simple: EVERYTHING. Love is the most important biblical concept. Why do I say that? Because Christ said it: Matthew 22: 36-40 “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” He said to him, “You shall love […]