The trying of faith brings patience. “Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.” James 1:3-4 Patience is won through our trials of faith. It doesn’t come easily, therefore it is prized for the wisdom revealed. In […]
Repent
Repent “And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Matthew 3:2 Just as John the Baptist preached repentance in the wilderness, so must we make a call to repentance in ours. Do not fear; our God is merciful and full of grace. Confess your sins. Repent. Be baptized into eternal life […]
How to Like Yourself
How to like yourself. Eesh, is this something we really need to think about in today’s world, with its enormous chaos and confusion? How to like yourself – yes, it’s an important thought. If we lack compassion for who we are, can we then have compassion for others? Unlikely. So, do you like who you […]
There is None Holy as the Lord
There is none holy as the Lord. “There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.” 1 Samuel 2:2 God, our holy Father, sits on the throne of thrones. He is the Alpha and the Omega: the beginning and end to all we […]
Seek The Lord While He May Be Found
Seek the Lord while he may be found. “Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:” Isaiah 55:6 Our God is merciful; he is pure loving kindness. Return to him, forsake your sin, and he will abundantly pardon (Isaiah 55:7) unrighteousness. The Lord your God fulfills […]
You are the Body of Christ
You are the body of Christ, each with your own gift. “Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles? Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?” 1 Corinthians 12:29-30 You were loved before your creation. You were created for goodness and God’s […]
Even a Child Is Known
Even a child is known. “Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.” Proverbs 20:11 How much more than the little children will we be held accountable for our works of goodness or purity? Salvation is available freely. Ask Jesus into your life. Accept his […]
In My Father’s House
In my Father’s house… “In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.” John 14:2 Children of God, your Father is prepared for you, as Jesus has gone before us. And when he comes again, he will receive you […]
Prove All Things
Prove all things. “Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.” 1 Thessalonians 5:21 God has given us rightful discernment and we are meant to use it, to judge the goodness of all things, to prove all things. Rebuke every evil, as it lives to deceive, cloaked in the light of this world. The […]
He Has Showed Me
He has showed me. “He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?” Micah 6:8 God’s word is beautiful in simplicity. Be just. Love mercy. Walk humbly with God. Faith in God […]