Whenever we face political turmoil, personal trials, painful tragedies in our lives, we can simply endure them, we can try to escape them, or we can entrust our lives to God through them. The Book of Ruth encourages us to hope in God in hopeless times because our Savior, Redeemer, and Friend, JESUS, is the King of kings.
Like many gifts for Christmas, birthdays, special occasions, God's gift of grace has become expected. We forget that God's grace is a gift - an unnecessary and costly one.
Sometimes we feel lost. Sure, with modern technology like GPS, Google Maps, AirTags, and other devices, we can pinpoint our exact geographical location and find our way in new areas. But I’m talking about feeling lost: wondering, wandering, and waiting. Because life is confusing and relationships are complicated, we can easily get distracted and quickly … Continue reading Lost
At the start of 2024, many of us are already feeling too busy, overwhelmed, and weary. It seems there's too much to do and never enough time to do it. Where do busy people find rest? In Jesus. How? By ruthlessly eliminating hurry in our lives to make space for a relationship with Him.
During days of financial turmoil, we turn to the LORD of Heaven and trust Him here on Earth.
Some wounds won’t be completely healed, some pain won’t be totally relieved, some injustices won’t be fairly corrected, and some deep longings won’t be fully met until Jesus returns to reign and return us to our eternal home with Him.
Prayer is not good thoughts or positive vibes. Prayer means more than just saying prayers or praying through a list. Prayer is much more than believing in the power of prayer. Prayer is calling out to and depending completely upon the the personal, triune, sovereign God of Heaven who wants us to pray, hears us when we pray, and moves because we pray.
When we try to understand a person's greatness, we often do so by comparison. It’s the same in the Bible, we look back at the pillars of faith: Abraham, Moses, David… By comparison, we understand the importance of these great people. The author of Hebrews pulls out what seems like an obscure comparison to make a significant point. He compares a priest named Melchizedek to Abraham, Moses, and the entire sacrificial system of the Mosaic Law to show how much greater Melchizedek was to all of them. And by further comparison to Melchizedek, JESUS is even greater. In fact, He’s perfect.
In western culture, we are obsessed with time. Calendars, clocks, alarms, reminders. We carry around time on our wrists and have alerts that are constantly reminding us of our plans or schedules. We measure time unlike any previous generation. Modern day scientists and microchip engineers have split time down to infinitesimal measurements. A zeptosecond, for … Continue reading Time
Neither of the two major political parties or platforms fully represents the values of the Kingdom of God. Instead, the church represents God’s Kingdom party. While I’m a citizen us the US by birth, I'm an eternal citizen of the Kingdom of God, I answer to one Lord, and I'm ultimately accountable to one King - JESUS.
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