If we want to share God´s love with His children everywhere, we need to become experts in living for the moment. This does not mean some future moment that may or may not come. It means that we need to get real good at seeing where the Lord is moving and where it is that... Continue Reading →
Lay Down Our Lives
This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. 1st John 3:16 NIV They were now 20 days out to sea and halfway across the Ocean. Their boat had no sail and no motor. They had... Continue Reading →
Wisdom From Above
But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. James 3:17 NIV The Father had a large ranch. He had worked hard to make it into a place that could more than provide a living for all his... Continue Reading →
Do Not Forget to Share
And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. Hebrews 13:16 NIV The first time the other kids met the boy, they had just arrived in a country that was going through a civil war. The boy, whose parents they had come to visit... Continue Reading →
Grace With Spirit
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Philemon 1:25 NIV In his hand, a young man held a plane ticket. He was only nineteen years old. The ticket was valid for a year and the only flight date that was marked was that day. He could use it to circumnavigate... Continue Reading →
Refreshed in Christ
I do wish, brother, that I may have some benefit from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ. Philemon 1:20 NIV The hot African sun beat down on them as a small group of children and their fathers walked through the forest. But that Saturday, they had not taken any water. Their... Continue Reading →
With Him
if we endure, we will also reign with him. If we disown him, he will also disown us; 2nd Timothy 2:12 NIV In an isolated ranch in Africa, a lion cub grew up around people. He would play at with you on the lawn. But as he grew into an adult lion, he had... 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 →
Stand By Faith
Granted. But they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid. Romans 11:20 NIV The very branches that were supposed to feed directly from God were cut from their privileged place. Now we have found ourselves this joy of receiving from Christ all the... Continue Reading →
Shouldn´t We Be Baptized?
As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, "Look, here is water. Why shouldn't I be baptized?" Acts 8:36 (NIV) Why shouldn´t we be baptized? The question is put forth. Can we hear it ring within the depths of our soul? Has it ever come to the... Continue Reading →