God is always with us. Sometimes we feel distant from Him. Sometimes we feel He’s distant from us. Many times, when we surrender our wills to His, we sense His presence. But make no mistake, He is always with us and willing to hear our prayers of desperation and our prayers of celebration. “By the …
Once we proclaim faith in Christ, there will be eyes upon you. Some will encourage and even pray for you. Some will be less than kind to you and test you. Since we are human we will never get it perfect, but we can grow in faith and become more mature, which to me means …
God doesn’t give us a spotlight so that we can see the next mile on our journey. Instead, He gives a lamp so that we can see the next step we take with Him. “In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who don’t.” Blaise …
Life gets messy sometimes. You would never know it if you browsed Instagram. Other people seem to be smiling, clever and living life to the fullest. Meanwhile, you may be dealing with funeral arrangements, divorce, a special needs child or a tough diagnosis from your doctor. NEWS ALERT: Those smiling faces on Instagram have gone …
God is not politics, government, rules, philosophy, education or entertainment.“God is love.” (1 John 4:8) “Theology without love simply is very bad theology.”(Paul David Tripp) “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”(1 Peter 4:8) Keith MadisonSCORE International
“The best use of life is love.The best expression of love is time.The best time to love is now.”(Rick Warren) “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.”(1 Corinthians 13:13) Keith MadisonSCORE International
One of the great payers in the Bible is found in 2 Chronicles 20:6-12. This is how Jehoshaphat finishes his prayer of desperation: “Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are …
Each Monday morning I’m in a Bible Study with coaches and professional baseball scouts. Our theme this past Monday was “Encourage Me.” I can’t remember who, but one of the guys said “every player on the field and in the dugout is wearing an invisible sign that says, ‘hear me, see me, love me.’” So, …
The physical world is full of entertainment and pleasure, but it becomes a dry well. Nothing in the physical world can give us what our hearts long for. God alone is the only one who can give us hope when the things of the world disappoint. Why should we drink from an empty well when …
A prayer that I should pray daily, “Father, help me to be at least half as patient with others as you are with me.” “Consider how hard it is to change yourself and you’ll understand what little chance you have in trying to change others.”Jacob M. Braude “As water reflects the face, so one’s life …