Luke 24:1-53 ESV / …While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel. And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? At some point in our religious history, we started doing... Continue Reading →
Distance From God Alert
It happens too often. We are going through our day and then realize that we cannot sense God´s presence near us. We are alone in this crazy world. Or worse yet, we have been trodding along like this for some time. We get the impression that we are struggling through a maze, and the Spirit... Continue Reading →
The Tediousness of Life
Theories abound that answer life´s most important questions. When our going gets tough, and it does at times, we start to wonder. But there is only one thought that can repay humans for their lives of struggle. His name is the Lord. God has tried throughout the ages to call us unto Him. Puny man,... Continue Reading →
The Next Step in Following Christ
Therefore, brothers, be more diligent to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never stumble. 2 Peter 1:10 (WEB) Coming to know Christ is the most beneficial thing we could ever do. Why? It immediately ties us to the One who holds all wisdom, love, and power. We... Continue Reading →
Not Better Teachers, But Better Access to Our Teacher
There is a subtle yet devious twist in our thinking lately. It may sound harmless enough, but it could cost us more than our lives. This happens when we Christians look anywhere else than to Christ for our answers. It goes something like this: we sense a low spiritual tone in our lives, so we... Continue Reading →
Progress in Spirit
Speculations do not get us far in spiritual terms. Yet Christians are experts at it. We love to engage in all kinds of talk about the things in which we believe. This is good, but only when we use it to take us further in our pilgrimage to the Lord. The Israelites could have entered... Continue Reading →
God Can Use Even Imperfect Souls
God can work wonders in any believer´s life. All we have to do is look at the lives of the men and women of God who passed their faith on to us. Look at Peter, Paul, or anyone else, and we will see where they fell short at times. The point is not in the... Continue Reading →
Who Will Be the Children of God
But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name: John 1:12 (WEB) There should be no argument over what qualifies us as children of God. Yet we are often sold something short of a relationship. The danger lies in passing over... Continue Reading →
The Good in Our Struggles
Our first reaction to pain and threats is often to complain to God. We wonder why this must happen to us, and we give in to feeling sorry for ourselves. But there is always much more going on in spiritual terms than meets the eye. Whenever we are faced with something that makes us turn... Continue Reading →
How to be Sure Where We Will End Up
The days and years roll steadily by. If the setbacks are few, we manage to live out the time allotted to us. And we do the best we can. Even proclaimed Christians march through the tedious motions of our lives. Why? Where will our efforts get us? There is a "well done" statement waiting to... Continue Reading →
