For Others

Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms. 1st Peter 4:10 NIV   That day, the man rode his ATV into a part of the dunes he did not know well. Tufts of long grass grew in between the hills and valleys making... Continue Reading →

Self-Controlled

Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed. 1st Peter 1:13 NIV   Their boat finally made it to land. They had been at sea for weeks. Their food rations had not been enough to keep them going. But... Continue Reading →

His Tribe

He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, and no one from that tribe has ever served at the altar. Hebrews 7:13 NIV   There was no way to tell just how old the man was. He was small and now slightly stooped in posture. But there was a spring in... Continue Reading →

Not Because We Deserve

who has saved us and called us to a holy life--not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,  2nd Timothy 1:9  NIV   On a commercial flight one day, a man asked to visit the... Continue Reading →

Fullness of Deity

For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form,  Colossians 2:9  NIV   The little guy worked pretty hard.  His mom combed his hair, but the child pressed his hair flat with his hand and plastered it to one side just like his dad.  His father was a missionary.  He wanted... Continue Reading →

For Nothing

I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!"  Galatians 2:21  NIV   There was a couple that invested in the upbringing of their child.  They loved him and paid for him to go to private Christian school.  After graduating from high... Continue Reading →

Thanks

I always thank God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus.  1st Corinthians 1:4 NIV Our boy David grew up to have sons of his own.  He always felt the love his parents showered upon him.  Now he tries to share that same kind of love with his own children.  But... Continue Reading →

Hidden Mystery

Now to him who is able to establish you by my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery hidden for long ages past,  Romans 16:25  NIV In the scene of history, the human race has its emergency.  But the struggling and lost are given a Hero.  Unknown to... Continue Reading →

Rejoice With Gentiles

Again, it says, "Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people."  Romans 15:10  NIV   Just when we begin to feel good about our Christian heritage and privilege, we are reminded that Christ is not only for us.  It is true choices must be made.  A stand for Jesus must be made.  But we typically think that... 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 →

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