In our desire to serve the Lord, we may often feel that our resources are falling short, our opportunities limited, and our gifts and abilities not what they need to be. Honestly, that’s OK. What’s important is that we keep going anyway - and that we truly do whatever we truly can. One of the way God [...]
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It’s possible for some people to borrow someone else’s faith and use it for a very long time. We see this often with children in the families of believers. They look like Christians, act like Christians, talk like Christians and for all practical purposes seem like the real deal - until something somehow pulls away [...]
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One of the best things to come our of our difficulties - and sometimes the only good thing - is the repentance that takes place as a result. Trials are perfect times to clear the conscience. Suffering in the present can prepare the way for a deeper, more fulfilling, more committed Christian experience in the [...]
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Posted in Bible, Devotional, Jesus, tagged sheep on April 3, 2008 | No Comments »
Have you noticed the disconnect between believers and unbelievers when it comes to hearing the voice of Jesus? Some of us take in Christ’s message and it immediately cuts to the heart. We are certain it has made an incredible impact before we even know exactly how. Others hear it and immediately question, doubt or argue.
As difficult [...]
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