Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” – John 14:6 NIV When I first heard this in 1985 I was up late, drunk, watching a tele-evangelist on TBN. How exclusionary! I muttered to myself,,,I was enraged, my thoughts were somewhere […]
Category: Motivational
“In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.” – Ephesians 4:26-27 Perhaps your life hasn’t worked out the way you had planned…behind you may be the wreckage of broken dreams and dashed hopes. Expectations may have been
Recently I had the privilege of hearing an great word from a great teacher and woman of God, AJ Jones, about the use of acacia wood in the Bible. Here are some interesting facts about acacia I gleaned from her teaching, and some other observations thrown in for good measure. In the Old Covenant God
We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ. 2 Cor.10:5 Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is
“Oh, the depth of the riches of the knowledge and wisdom of God! How unsearchable His judgments, His paths are beyond tracing out! Who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been His counselor? Who has ever given to God, that God should repay him? For from Him and through Him
“Many of life’s failures are by people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” -Thomas Edison “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” -Philippians 4:13 BY HIS OWN ADMISSION Thomas Edison, the “wizard of Menlo Park” had over 10,000 failures in his quest to create
Don Finto, a much revered man of God in my community, was once asked how he was able to sustain his walk with God decade after decade and not fall away. His response was simple, yet truly profound: “I keep my gaze fixed on Jesus and take one step at a time.” “And
“Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.” -John 3:3 NIV “Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” -Mark 10:15 NIV Moving through childhood, the teenage years and
“The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless
Are you living under your circumstances or above them? This sounds so cliché, I know. You might say, “That’s easy for you to say! You have no idea what I’m going through.” Perhaps I might not know exactly what your particular trials may be, but I’ve had (have) plenty of my own. One of the