Have we ever wanted something so bad that we found ourselves trying to convince God to let us have our way? When we get down on our knees it would be to our eternal best interests to hand over our agendas and let our Lord decide what is important. When we place that kind of... Continue Reading →
Live for the Present
If we could only realize that now is the most important moment for us in our lives, then a wonderful new outlook would overtake us. All of a sudden each relationship would be a blessing and a potential opportunity for each of us to grow closer together and to God. Every minute of our lives... Continue Reading →
Our Victory is Faith
for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. 1st John 5:4 NIV A new classmate from high school started coming over to a boy´s house to visit. This student had moved up from a lower grade and the two had not been... Continue Reading →
Restore Us
And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. 1st Peter 5:10 NIV The mosquito had gotten the better of him. He fell deathly ill. Malaria set in, and with... Continue Reading →
A Roaring Lion
Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 1st Peter 5:8 NIV The explorers pulled the little boat that they had been traveling in for over a week onto the shore. There was no sign of human life anywhere to be seen. They... Continue Reading →
The Teacher´s Word for Today
There are a lot of people who would like to enter life eternal. Could we be among them? If we are, what are we doing to assure ourselves of the right of passage? Will we also be among those who care enough about the Lord and His wishes, to follow through and find out what... Continue Reading →
The Teacher´s Word for Today
God is not in the business of separating people. He would save us all from ourselves and from harming others. He would lift our eyes from our personal agendas and set them on the Savior of our souls. Hearts firmly set in Him, are investing in eternal relationships and not just what we think we... Continue Reading →
Worldly Reason and the Word
With all the experts that there are today to tell us that things are so, we can be lead to believe many things that sound reasonable. However, if we want to check our intelligence by running things by God above, we might want to spend a good deal of time searching the Scriptures. The Bible... Continue Reading →
Contentment
I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. Philippians 4:12 NIV They were barely scraping by. They were a... Continue Reading →
How Wide
may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, Ephesians 3:18 NIV A youth was waiting for his family in a car early one morning and praying to God. Suddenly he was given a peek into eternity. He did not... Continue Reading →
