"Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?" 1st Corinthians 15:55 NIV All she ever wanted was to be a good wife and mother. She loved her family with a super-human force that welled up from within her. She could easily understand the love of God for all the love... Continue Reading →
Dominion
Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power. 1st Corinthians 15:24 NIV By the fireplace, a couple had a porcelain cat. This figure had been with them for a long time, but one day it got possessed. Strange... Continue Reading →
AMEN
to the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen. Romans 16:27 NIV Glory be to God in the Highest! We say the words. They were taught to us early. We sing the songs. Sometimes we even feel a lift of soul when we do. We can come to church. We can go... Continue Reading →
Teaching Others Teach Us
you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal? Romans 2:21 NIV Christians are the recipients of wonderful instruction. Their knowledge of God gives them an amazingly different view of our world. Our hope in the Lord gives us a Goal to strive for in this life... Continue Reading →
God´s Power To Save
I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. 1:16 NIV Christians do not have to hang our heads because we bow them to Someone greater. When we turn in faith to the All-Powerful... Continue Reading →
Mutually Encouraged
I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong -- that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith. 1:11-12 NIV In the well that springs up from the Lord there are many mysterious and wonderful truths. God is an... Continue Reading →
Smooth Sailing
When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had obtained what they wanted; so they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete. Acts 27:13 (NIV) Finally things look like they are taking shape. A gentle breeze begins to blow in our way. We think it looks favorable and now... Continue Reading →
Will Not Accept
and saw the Lord speaking. 'Quick!' he said to me. 'Leave Jerusalem immediately, because they will not accept your testimony about me.' Acts 22:18 (NIV) Right where people should be most open to the encouragement for seeking God, we can often find distraction, protest and refusal. People like the notions of God that... Continue Reading →
Good From Persecution
Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went. Acts 8: 4 (NIV) Persecution breaks out against those who set their hope in Jesus. They are driven off and dispersed. These are desperate times! But the faith of Christ´s real followers is not diminished. Their testimony is not snuffed out. The persecution... Continue Reading →
