The message of the cross is strange to those who have never experienced its life changing power. We read in (1 Corinthians 1:18)….For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. Foolishness comes from the same word which we get the word moron. To those dead in their trespasses and sin, who say the cross and the gospel is foolishness, that person is a moron. But to those being who are being saved – …
In the Lord I put my trust; how can you say to my soul, “Flee as a bird to your mountain”? 2 For look! The wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow on the string, that they may shoot secretly at the upright in heart. 3 If the foundations are destroyed, What can the righteous do? 4 The Lord is in His holy temple, the Lord’s throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men. 5 The Lord tests the righteous, but the wicked …
What is authentic faith? A hoping for the best? Is this how you think of faith? Authentic faith is the confident assurance in events not yet seen (Hebrews 11:1). Faith is not a call to believe in things when common sense tells you not to, faith is not a mindless stab in the dark, it is not even a crossing of the fingers and hoping for the best. It is not a leap into apparent nothingness, it’s a word that speaks of reasoned, careful, deliberate, intentional thought. Thought upon what? …
(1 John 5:4)…..For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world — our faith.
We all love to win. Victory is so sweet. I don’t know about you but I love to win, I like to compete, and I don’t like second place. One reason victory it’s so sweet is that it’s usually not easy. Victory takes effort – often great effort. Effort is also required in the spiritual battle we face against our enemies (world, the flesh, and the devil …
(Romans 8:32)…..He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us al things?
Most people approach prayer as an exercise in convincing God to help them when they are in trouble. They think they must twist God’s arm, or promise to do something, in order to get God to give them anything. The New Testament paints a different picture. God not only is a willing giver, but has already given! He is not holding back on …
Can you imagine for one moment Jesus being bound as a criminal and remaining silent as He is delivered up because of the need to deliver man (us) from sin (Isaiah 53:7)? How awful that must have been to watch, even for Judas it was difficult to bear (27:3-10). Jesus was bound and led to trial for only thirty pieces of silver, about $18.00 in today’s currency, and Judas had seen those hands calm the stormy sea and touch the blind and lame — he might have remembered how …
I was reading in Psalm 111 this morning, and thanking Him for what the text says of Him. It says in (v.2) “The works of the LORD are great, studied by all who have pleasure in them.” That is such an awesome verse. So in that thinking I want to spend a moment this morning sharing with you how awesome He is. Here are a few things to meditate on today.
a. God is eternal – no beginning – no end
(John 13:1-17)….. Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that His hour had come that He should depart from this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end. 2 And supper being ended, the devil having already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray Him, 3 Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was going to God, 4 rose from supper and laid aside His garments, took a towel and …
