Posts from 2022 (Page 20)

A FATE WORST THAN DEATH Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were drowned in the depths of the sea. Matthew 18:6 Wherever He went, Jesus was the champion of outcast and the oppressed. Yes, we know that “God is love” and that Jesus was tender and kind, but His love made Him fierce in defense of the…

THE FAITH OF A CHILD Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of [the disciples], and said “Assuredly, I say to you unless you are converted and become as little children you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 18: 2–3. In Jesus’ day children were not the epicenter a family life. To the surprise of everyone gathered around Him one day, Jesus called a child to come over and sit with…

FROM HERO TO ZERO [Jesus] turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me Satan! You are an offense to me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men”. Matthew 16; 23 You’ve got to love Peter. In one of the most significant moments in Jesus’ life, He had ask His followers if they knew who He really was. Peter spoke up and said, you are the Christ, the Son of the living God…

THE WELL OF THE HEART Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defies the man. Matthew 15; 11 In Jesus day, people were more particular about foods than a conference of dieters! They had rules about what you could eat and what you couldn’t eat, and they had rules about the rules. They were convinced that the food people ate could bless them or ruin them, but Jesus turned their…

When Life Overwhelms You Immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.”Matthew 14; 27 We don’t get into trouble only because we’ve made stupid mistakes. Sometimes, God allows difficulties in our lives so he can remind us of how much we need Him. One day, Jesus told His men to take a boat across the lake while He went up the mountain to pray. Late at night, the men still hadn’t…

More Than We Think To Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think according to the power that works and us, to him the glory. Ephesians 3:20–21 Our God, as the song says, is an awesome God. There is nothing- literally nothing – that is impossible with him. As we look through the annals of Scripture, we see God doing many amazing things. He directed Noah to build an ark and then sent…

Reaching Out In Love We love Him because He first loved us. If someone says,” I love God”, and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen. and this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also has not seen? 1 John 4:19-21. Some people annoy us. They interrupt us when we’re…

Sharing The Good News It is written: “How Beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!” Romans 10:15 Today we use email and cell phones to communicate with people in the next room or on the other side of the world. And ancient times, however messages were carried the old-fashioned way: by couriers. They braved rugged terrain, blistering heat, and threats of thieves to take news, good or bad…

Plain and Simple This is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has life;; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. 1 John 5:11-12 Some people believe it is prideful to think they can be sure of their salvation. They think only God knows when people are saved, because no one is ever completely free from sin in this life.…

Exalted In All the Earth Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! Psalms 46:10 The Psalmist was having a really bad day! Everything around him was out of control. His problems were so severe that it seemed the mountains were being thrown into the sea and the earthquake was shaking the earth! His political world was turned upside down: The nations raged, and he felt…