being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6 NIV They should not have climbed down there. The children had gone for a walk up into the hills behind the house. But two of the boys... Continue Reading →
Written in Spirit
You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. 2nd Corinthians 3:3 NIV They had not seen each other for ages. Far too many years had... Continue Reading →
Love Never Fails
Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 1st Corinthians 13:8 He met them at the airport in a hired van. His team had returned from completing a job in another area of the world. ... Continue Reading →
Have Love?
If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 1st Corinthians 13:2 NIV In the middle of a US tour, the team stopped in a frozen city to fill up with... Continue Reading →
God Work
There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men. 1st Corinthians 12:6 NIV There is a man who left his homeland to go to a foreign land. His faith in God drove him to do something for other people who are in need and could find hope... Continue Reading →
Each His Own Gift
I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that. 1st Corinthians 7:7 NIV They stopped the car on a dimly lit street and got out. The house they were going to visit was only a hundred yards away. ... Continue Reading →
One With the Lord
But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with him in spirit. 1st Corinthians 6:17 NIV The preacher stopped in the middle of his sermon. He had been elaborating upon a text but now began to rub his balding head. “I´m sorry,” he said. “But the Holy Spirit is telling me that the... Continue Reading →
To Build Up
Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. Romans 15:2 NIV It is far too easy to focus on ourselves. As Christians, we are made aware of ourselves. That awareness is important, but the reason it has value is so that when we see our need for our Creator and... Continue Reading →
Not Allowed
When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to. Acts 16:7 (NIV) God sees what we do not. God´s timing is always perfect. What is imperfect and needs constant modification are our human will and our nature. By nature we... Continue Reading →
KNOW
You know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached--Acts 10: 37 Peter stands to address the group of hearers. He starts off by referring to the fact that the people are aware of Jesus. People already know of the stir Christ has made, the wonders and the... Continue Reading →
