Romans 1:18-25 The reality is that humans must worship something. That’s how we are wired. The only question is what will it be; a created thing or the Creator; an idol or the ONE TRUE GOD? God lets us choose what we worship and what we worship will define us. Some of us choose to worship power. Power, like most […]
Colossians 3:13 Why is forgiveness such a hard thing to give sometimes? Is it because we’re stubborn and want to hold on to that anger? Maybe forgiving makes us admit we are at fault also. We are told in scripture that we are to forgive as we have been forgiven by God. We can’t make the […]
Matthew 28:18-20 (CEB) Many know this verse well and try to apply to it daily as we should; but we have to remember that we were given this commandment from Christ and He has the Authority to do it. In Paul’s letter to the Philippians (2:6-11), Paul explained why Jesus was given all authority. He […]
Luke 6:27-36 Whatever happened to good old reciprocity? You do to me, and I’ll do back to you and more. Reciprocity: Jesus says: that’s not the way it works with the Kingdom of God. I say: Whatever happened to fairness? You punch me; I punch you back, that’s fair. But Jesus says: that’s not the […]
John 3:34-36 (NIV) Jesus spoke the words of God. Of course, the prophets did also, but every word that flowed from His lips was directly from God. The Spirit was given to Him without any limitation because He placed no limitations on the Spirit. Do we put limits on the Holy Spirit? We might wonder […]
John 4:48-50 (NIV) Some folks are desperate for signs and wonders. “Show me and I’ll believe,” they say. A miraculous sign may help convince the seeking and suspicious heart, but add to the condemnation of the hardhearted who are looking for excuses. Jesus said, “They have seen these miracles, and yet they have hated both me […]
Luke 9:23-24 (NIV) “Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it”. (Luke 9:23-24) Are we willing to be honest […]
As a mother of three children (youngest age 5) and having an identical twin, I instantly connected to the heart wrenching blog #blue4ben by Mindy Sauer, a mother of three. She openly shared on social media what her family endured when her 5 year old son, Ben an identical twin, was diagnosed with an aggressive […]
John 4:34-36 (NIV) Have you ever been so wrapped up in a project or in work that you totally forgot to eat? In today’s scripture, Jesus explained that His food was doing the will of God and completing His work He was assigned. He was so absorbed in sharing the light of the Gospel with […]
Romans 6:15-23 (NLT) True freedom is not about us; it’s about God… it is: a gift of God, a byproduct of being not free, but rather enslaved to the right thing; namely to the Son of Man, to Jesus.—Bishop Willimon. You and I tend to see laws and commands-forgive, love others, give generously as limitations […]