Imagine living every day on a quest that is larger than you, larger than life, a journey so dramatic your life is at risk every moment, but you see visions of heaven and the life to come. You understand scripture, life on earth, and life in heaven better than anyone. Jesus is the center, butContinue reading “A JESUS LIFE—WHAT AN ADVENTURE! Acts 23:11.”
Category Archives: God’s Will/ God Has a Plan for Your Life
Fire Insurance is Not Enough. John 10.
Children are so sweet and so innocent. They trust Jesus, they love Him, they want to please Him. They go to church and trust Sunday school teachers and preachers and they ask Jesus into their hearts. And they mean it. Soon they get baptized and they do whatever adults tell them. They really want toContinue reading “Fire Insurance is Not Enough. John 10.”
REJECT THE GOOD. John 6:15.
There is a curious line following John’s report of Jesus feeding the 5,000: “Therefore, when Jesus realized they were about to come and TAKE HIM BY FORCE TO MAKE HIM KING, He withdrew again to a mountain by Himself” John 6:15. The crowds were going to “take Him by force to make Him king”? How?Continue reading “REJECT THE GOOD. John 6:15.”
Lost. Matthew 9:36.
When a young man makes bad choices, we say he is lost. When a young woman drops out of college and refuses to work, we say she is lost. When a man’s career is over and he wallows, depressed and inert, we say he is lost. These people are lost because they have no plans,Continue reading “Lost. Matthew 9:36.”
FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS. Esther 4:13-16.
One day, there may come a moment when it’s all on the line—when the fate of the world, or your future, or your family—turns on a single decision. Have you ever faced such a moment? One day, you just might. May God bless you and give you the courage, faith, and obedience to do theContinue reading “FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS. Esther 4:13-16.”
“If I Perish, I Perish.” Esther 4:16
There’s a famous line in the book of Esther that everyone should know: “For such a time as this.” Mordecai was trying to encourage his adopted daughter Esther to use her power as queen to stop the king from killing all the Jews. She answered that if she approached the king uninvited, she could beContinue reading ““If I Perish, I Perish.” Esther 4:16”
One of God’s Most Interesting Names. Daniel 2:47
Ever wonder what the future holds? God is “the Revealer of Mysteries.” The king said to Daniel, ‘Your God is indeed God of gods, Lord of kings, and the Revealer of Mysteries, because you were able to reveal this mystery…’ Daniel 2:47. Do you need answers? Claim this Name for God. Use it in yourContinue reading “One of God’s Most Interesting Names. Daniel 2:47”
The Gambler’s Fallacy.
The Gambler’s Fallacy looks at good fortune and says, I’m due! For example, if a coin toss resulted in heads twice in a row, the gambler’s fallacy says it will land on tails the third time, because tails is “due.” But the results of past coin flips have no impact on a future coin flip.Continue reading “The Gambler’s Fallacy.”
BLOOM WHERE YOU’RE PLANTED. Jeremiah 29:5-7.
Everyone should train as an endurance runner. Running teaches great lessons: Go one more mile. One more block. One more yard. One more step. Never quit. You can do it! My mom used to say, “bloom where you’re planted.” That was her way of saying: Do the best you can do in the pot you’reContinue reading “BLOOM WHERE YOU’RE PLANTED. Jeremiah 29:5-7.”
COOKIE CUTTER. Joshua 18:6-7; Jeremiah 29:11.
I used to watch my mom use a rolling pin to make a sheet of thin, flat cookie dough on wax paper. Then she stamped it with tin cookie cutters to cut out shapes: doughy little Christmas trees or stars or bells or stockings. She would bake them, spread icing on them, and—voila! Christmas cookies.Continue reading “COOKIE CUTTER. Joshua 18:6-7; Jeremiah 29:11.”
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