By Him all things were created, in Heaven and on earth, visible and invisible. — Colossians 1:16 I don’t tend to see things from the virus’s point of view. With virtually every creature I know about, I have moments when I consider them as living beings in their own right. This is even true…
A Way to Live
Some may come to faith in God and to love, without a conscious attachment to Jesus. Both Nature and good men besides Jesus may lead us to God. They who seek God with all their hearts must, however, some day on their way meet Jesus. ~ Heinrich Weinel, Jesus in the Nineteenth Century and…
How to Lose Control and Keep the Faith
Cue the Queen Esther is the scriptural role model for how to control what you should and trust God with what you can’t. And, more importantly, how to decide which is which! Esther was a stunningly beautiful Jewish orphan who became the replacement for Queen Vashti, the wife of King Xerxes. She had a…
It’s Never Too Late for God to Redeem
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that He lavished on us. — Ephesians 1:7-8 NIV I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which He has called you,…
Paradise in a Garbage Dump
Jesus wasn’t drawn to the people whose lives were perfectly put together. (Actually, those people never existed.) Jesus was drawn to people whose lives weren’t all together. People just like us. In fact, some of the people He interacted with were a real mess. Think about the story of the thief on the cross.…
When Judgment Gets in the Way
Caught in the Act Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. At dawn He appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around Him, and He sat down to teach them. The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before…
You Don’t Have to Suffer Alone
I broaden the path beneath you so that your ankles do not turn. This shows how intricately I am involved in your life-journey. I know exactly what is before you, and I can alter the path ahead of you to make your way easier. Sometimes I enable you to see what I have done on…
Old Lies, New Truth
If we are going to demolish our strongholds, we have to recognize the power that lies have over us. Are you also a prisoner, missing out on the life you want but believe you can never have? You crave close relationships but are paralyzed by the fear of rejection. You want to try something…
El Shaddai
Scripture: Genesis 43:14; Psalm 131:2-3 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty [El Shaddai] . . . I have made you a father of many nations I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.” —…
Strong and Confident
I was taught that courage isn’t the absence of fear; it’s the willingness to face your fear. Confidence doesn’t mean we don’t have self-doubt; it means we push forward, take action, and do what we need to until we no longer doubt. Have you ever believed confidence is something we either have or don’t have?…