The blind men called out for Jesus to help them. We could think that it was obvious what they were asking of Christ. But they probably could never fathom all that the Savior could do for them. He healed them and gave them sight. What about us? Is there a possibility that we too cannot... Continue Reading →
Good is from God
Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Anyone who does what is good is from God. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God. 3rd John 1:11 NIV Visitors came to a ranch in their finer clothes for a worship service. Before the service started, the children... Continue Reading →
A Faithful Friend
Dear friend, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers, even though they are strangers to you. 3rd John 1:5 The brothers had all grown up and left their parent´s home. Life had taken them all in different directions. States, countries, and seas separated them now. Some had stopped going to... Continue Reading →
The Teacher´s Word for Today
We approach God for many reasons. Do we know what ours are? We could come to Him to ask Him for things that we think will make our lives easier or better. We can come to Him to hopefully get some help getting out of a bad situation. Maybe we are just lonely. If we... Continue Reading →
Walk as Jesus Did
Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did. 1st John 2:6 NIV After crossing the Atlantic Ocean in an international rowing race, two contestants stepped on shore. They had spent 47 days at sea in their small rowing boat. Immediately they noticed that their legs were not stable on solid ground.... Continue Reading →
Rescue
if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue godly men from trials and to hold the unrighteous for the day of judgment, while continuing their punishment. 2nd Peter 1:9 Proud of his new jeep, a young man took his friends for a drive into the trails that wound between some sand... Continue Reading →
Willing to Serve
Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care, serving as overseers - not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not greedy for money, but eager to serve; 1st Peter 5:2 NIV The parents of three boys decided to undertake a business venture. The got... Continue Reading →
Christ Is When
It is amazing to sit and listen to the words of Jesus Christ. He promises us so much and as we discover for ourselves just how much we need Him, He is also the One who is right there to make sure that we are taken care of. So if we could find it in... Continue Reading →
Rejoice in Trials
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 1st Peter 1:6 The conversation between two teenage brothers became heated. The older one had gone and got a job at a golf course. Many of the tasks he had to... Continue Reading →
Wrong Motives
When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. James 4:3 NIV Two brothers were set on entering an international rowing race. They set themselves to finding the sponsorship money that would be needed to acquire the special boat and... Continue Reading →
