Has God done you wrong? Sometimes we look at tragedies and blame God because He did not intervene. We know He COULD have changed the situation, so we are mad because He did not. If I hear you blame God, I will want to convince you God has a plan, and that there may beContinue reading “ARE YOU BLAMING GOD? Romans 9:20-21; 11:33.”
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Here’s One for the Drivers. Romans 12:14.
“And Lord, please make me a good worker today, and a good friend to my co-workers. Help me to serve them, and COME ON, MAN! YOU TOTALLY CUT ME OFF! AT LEAST USE YOUR BLINKER! IT’S COMMON COURTESY! HELLO! WE’RE TRYING TO RUN A SOCIETY HERE! … um, okay, God. Sorry. I totally forgot whatContinue reading “Here’s One for the Drivers. Romans 12:14.”
WE CONQUER OVERWHELMINGLY. Romans 8:37.
Have you ever seen a sports match that was one-sided—a BLOWOUT? Recently, the Memphis Grizzlies basketball team defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 152-79. In 2007, the Texas Rangers defeated the Baltimore Orioles 30-3. In 1940, the Chicago Bears beat the Redskins 73-0. In 2000, Tiger Woods won the US Open by 15 strokes. And whoContinue reading “WE CONQUER OVERWHELMINGLY. Romans 8:37.”
WHY DO WE WORK? Romans 8:15-17.
Everyone works hard, right? No matter the religion or culture, there are hard-working people everywhere. But what is their motive? Most work out of a sense of duty, like a legal obligation. Most are “slaves” in effect, to the boss, the bank, or whoever. But Christians serve as sons and daughters. For example, my motivesContinue reading “WHY DO WE WORK? Romans 8:15-17.”
THE ACCUSER OF THE BRETHREN. Revelation 12:10-11.
In the book of Job, the devil appears before God to slander Job. God taunts him, “trash talking” if you will: “Have you seen my servant Job? What a faithful man” Job 1:8. And the devil accuses Job of being faithful because God has blessed him. So God lets the devil destroy Job’s blessings. ThenContinue reading “THE ACCUSER OF THE BRETHREN. Revelation 12:10-11.”
NO CONDEMNATION. Romans 8:1.
What is Christianity to you? Rules and guilt? Yuck. No wonder you’re not excited about it! Judaism was about rules—613 rules. Jesus rescued us from rules. If church or faith or conversations about God leave you thinking about rules, then your faith is still in elementary school. Let’s graduate: Jesus delivers you from rule-following—and HeContinue reading “NO CONDEMNATION. Romans 8:1.”
Daydreaming About Romans 8:28.
As a little boy I was sensitive, artistic, bored, and bullied. I was in trouble ALL the time. But I had amazing parents—and a wild imagination. And there was this one crazy daydream that stuck with me, a theme I came back to constantly: I imagined that I was the center of my own “SECRETContinue reading “Daydreaming About Romans 8:28.”
YOUR MIND IS A GARDEN. Romans 12:2.
YOU are the gardener. Pull up the weeds—the bad thoughts, and PLANT good, BIBLICAL thoughts, Romans 12:2. You will reap what you sow, that is, you will harvest what you plant. So plant God’s truth in your mind, so that you will harvest a great future with God. Here are some thoughts to plant inContinue reading “YOUR MIND IS A GARDEN. Romans 12:2.”
Do You Have Afflictions? Romans 5:2-5.
Are you suffering from afflictions? We all do. This year I have suffered with allergies, a twisted ankle that took months to heal, an apparently arthritic elbow that has bothered me for over a year and only seems to get worse. Things on the job have been unusually difficult due to a recent merger, andContinue reading “Do You Have Afflictions? Romans 5:2-5.”
Each Biblical Plague Rebuked a Specific Egyptian Idol. Exodus 12 and 13.
When Moses returned from Midian–the 80-year-old prophet who had been raised in Pharaoh’s palace, then fled a murder charge at the age of 40–the Hebrews were pleased. At first. But then Pharaoh told his task masters to make the Hebrews build bricks just as before, but with no straw supplied to them. The bricks wereContinue reading “Each Biblical Plague Rebuked a Specific Egyptian Idol. Exodus 12 and 13.”
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