Stepping out in faith…
How can God forgive our sins against his laws without compromising His righteousness? (Image by Vickie McCarty from Pixabay) When we forgive each other, we do so as one sinner forgiving another. But when God forgives us, it's different. We deserve a much different outcome, punishment by a just and righteous God. Why don't we …
Did you ever think about your purpose on earth? I'm sure that we each see our purpose differently, but why did God create us in the first place? What is it that we are supposed to do? At the beginning of the book of John, he is describing the light shining in the darkness and …
"In him was life, and the life was the light of men.The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." John 1:4-5 It often seems that we concentrate on the darkness in this world. We have worries and the world seems overcome with evil and darkness these days. How do we …
"The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it." - John 1:5 Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Our story begins at the beginning of the world. As God created the world, Jesus was already with him. "He existed in the beginning with God. God created everything through him, and nothing …
Why did the word bold begin my day today? That’s the message I got this morning as I began my day. What am I going to do today that will require me to be bold? It may not just be for today. That may be something I need to focus on for a season. Does …
Have you ever been praying for something for awhile? For weeks or maybe even months or years? I’ve been doing that for a good while now. And today it hit me and I thought, “oh, I get it!” God doesn’t mind us asking for things. In fact, he wants us to ask for things. But …
Direct me in the path of your commands, for there I find delight. Psalm 119:35 NIV Following the path set before us is not always easy. There are many temptations along the way that Satan uses to draw us off the path God would have us follow. When we stray off the path into the …
Jesus said to him, “if you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” Matthew 19:21 Fifteen percent of Jesus’ teachings relate to money and possessions. That’s more than His teachings on Heaven and Hell together! Why was it …
Where God Leads 