He CHOSE you – Household Words:

FRUIT. John 15:8,16.

When I was a boy my parents planted peach trees. For years, they bore only leaves and a bit of shade. Finally, they bore fruit. Fruit trees are like that—they don’t bear much fruit during the first years. We don’t either. But as we get older, God gives us the capacity to bear spiritual fruit:Continue reading “FRUIT. John 15:8,16.”

He is Not Only God the Father, but GOD THE HUSBAND. Hosea 3:1.

It’s easy to consider God your heavenly Father. But can you consider Him a husband? The notion of being the “Bride of Christ” is difficult for men—and I’m not sure women find the idea easy to grasp either. Yet throughout both the Old and New Testaments, God uses marriage language to illustrate the way HeContinue reading “He is Not Only God the Father, but GOD THE HUSBAND. Hosea 3:1.”