So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ. Romans 10:17 ESV A new perspective on reading God’s Word… When you get distracted… sometimes… you need to apologize… I heard the perspective in a current read… I was at a motel and out of my usual routine of time and place… I…… Continue reading sometimes… you just need to apologize…
I reminded a loved one yesterday… “Ask, and it will be given to you…” Matthew 7:7 NASB Do we need any better reason to pray…? Now I’m not endorsing prosperity gospel here… Not saying that whatever we want… we get… just by asking God for it… This Word is for Believers… who seek His rule…… Continue reading ask…
Teaching teens about putting faith in Him can be challenging… Especially when it comes to preparing them… equipping them… to take ownership of what they believe… We’ve been talking about prayer… and practicing some praise… silent confession… thanksgiving… But it just doesn’t seem to be sinking in… So I ask Him… What do I do…? And…… Continue reading the Sower… a new perspective…
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” 1Samuel 16:7 ESV I heard it yesterday… over the phone……… Continue reading would He say that…?
Today I return to a place to be alone with Him… out in public… lost in the crowd… with coffee and free WiFi… I sit on the porch at a table nearest the road… It’s an odd thing to do… get lost with Him in public… among strangers… in a place where no one knows…… Continue reading white noise…
Convicted by yesterday’s words… my own words written here… regarding the good news of the gospel… Do I understand it as I should…? and the thought of sharing the good news clearly… concisely… Can I…? In preparing for an evening Easter gathering… the thought came to mind… Share the gospel in 100 words or less… It made…… Continue reading the gospel in 100 words…
But God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream by night and said to him, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.” Genesis 31:24 ESV Sometimes… we’re just not in a place to hear from Him… but He will make Himself known… He will be heard… Laban… pursuing his son-in-law…… Continue reading He will be heard…
