A moment can come to any believer where the unseen walls that divide us from seeing or sensing the presence of God, for a moment, are taken down. These moments of enlightenment can be terrifying and overwhelming. Yet, the thrill they bring to the overwhelmed believer will mark them and leave them, slaves, to that... Continue Reading →
Hope of Eternal Life
a faith and knowledge resting on the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time, Titus 1:2 NIV While away studying at university, a man´s mother was killed in a car accident. He left his studies for a year and went home to help his father... Continue Reading →
Sweet Or Foul-Smelling
To the one we are the smell of death; to the other, the fragrance of life. And who is equal to such a task? 2nd Corinthians 2:16 NIV “Oh, you just have to try it!” They were told. “It is the best fruit ever!” But the newly arrived visitors stared at the sign in... Continue Reading →
Give What We Owe
Give everyone what you owe him: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor. Romans 13:7 NIV Our dealings with other human beings is where we can demonstrate that we truly have heard our God. Or we can show that we follow in the footsteps... Continue Reading →
Grafted In Again
And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. Romans 11:23 NIV Tears have always been cried over those who found God, but then lost the love of God in them. When a person comes to believe, there is still the danger... Continue Reading →
The Process
And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified. Romans 8:30 NIV A curious verse that describes those chosen by God. Romans 8:30 touches upon many deep facets of our faith. But it also describes a process that may interest the true seeker after God. ... Continue Reading →
Credit For Credit
being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised. This is why "it was credited to him as righteousness." Romans 4:21-22 NIV We cannot possibly know everything about our limitless God. But we can bow to Him. We can give Him credit for being God. We can also give Him credit... Continue Reading →
When The Spirit Comes
When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied. Acts 19:6 (NIV) There was a day when the appearance of the Holy Spirit in the lives of people was more than evident. What do we find today? When a person starts believing in... Continue Reading →
God Not Without Testimony
Yet he has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy." Acts 14:17 (NIV) Even to the unbeliever God shows His kindness. Even those who spout horrible things about... Continue Reading →
Just Like Them
The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles. Acts 10:45 (NIV) It is an error that has always been present in religious circles. Some feel privileged or right with God, but cannot imagine their less-righteous brothers or... Continue Reading →
