When some kind of global disaster strikes like the outbreak of the Coronavirus, we may be tempted to wonder how God could allow this to happen. We may be tempted to think like people with a low vision of God do. We may question His love, His care, or His power to remove our pain... Continue Reading →
Walking in the Truth
It has given me great joy to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father commanded us. 2nd John 1:4 NIV Outside of town, there was a National Park. It was a reserve for a wild and beautiful part of the country. Towering rock structures stuck out of the... Continue Reading →
Grace, Mercy, and Peace
Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Father's Son, will be with us in truth and love. 2nd John 1:3 NIV A missionary man was invited out into one of the tribal lands to a church camp meeting. Many natives from the villages nearby came to hear the... Continue Reading →
The Teacher´s Word for Today
Does it seem sometimes that the Scriptures speak to us at different times but with such relevance that there can be no coincidence? Doesn´t it seem like our Savior has fallen into the hands of so many who would do away with Him all over again? Shall we pray for faith today so that there... Continue Reading →
Biblical Friends
When the Bible talks about true friends, they are always the kind that just being with them brings you before God, needing Jesus, and standing firmly in faith. It is like God is pouring out from their pores and infecting us to turn to the Lord ourselves. Could our prayer today be that we find... Continue Reading →
Word of Life
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched - this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. 1st John 1:1 NIV The children fidgeted in the pew in the church building. They had grown up... Continue Reading →
Grow in Knowledge
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen. 2nd Peter 3:18 NIV Riding his bike on a lonely road through some farmland, a teenager found a strange stick on the ground. He stopped his bike and picked it up.... Continue Reading →
This Is My Son
For he received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased." 2nd Peter 1:17 NIV The boys were not usually there when their father spoke about them. They might not have... Continue Reading →
Save a Brother
remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save him from death and cover over a multitude of sins. James 5:20 NIV On a ranch way out in Africa, the children went exploring one day. They walked up into the hills behind the homesteads. The boys were seeking adventure.... Continue Reading →
Love Your Neighbor
If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, "Love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing right. James 2:8 NIV A family returned from living in the mission fields. They found a house near the church and the school and settled down. It was not long before another family they had... Continue Reading →
