But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all. It will be like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed. On that day, a man on the housetop, whose belongings are in the house, must not come down to get them. Likewise the man who is in the field […]
Problems frequently lead us into people’s lives with opportunities to introduce them to Jesus or to direct them back to Jesus regarding His access to their lives. Our own problems frequently give us opportunities to be re-acquainted with His power to lead and protect and deliver and heal us. Finding the source of a problem is important, because if we […]
All the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain surrounded by smoke. When the people saw it they trembled and stood at a distance. “You speak to us, and we will listen,” they said to Moses, “but don’t let God speak to us, or we will die.” Moses responded to the people, “Don’t […]
Perhaps the best leaders have been the best learners. Someone observed to me recently that Moses spent 40 years thinking he was somebody, then spent 40 years learning he was nobody, and then spent 40 years learning what Yahweh can do with a nobody. Saul had his kingdom torn from his hands. David received that kingdom. David did many, much […]
Responsibility = response-ability Our responses to situations are the sources and causes of successes and failures in our lives. Your circumstances do not produce your person and identity. Your responses to your circumstances do. When your responses are listed in Galatians 5:19-21, you will suffer costly failures, and so will the people who depend on you. When your responses are […]
Propaganda giants like CNN, MSNBC, ABC, FOX, Wikipedia and GOOGLE love to promote mediocrity and compliance with the agendas of their sponsor. Fear sells water and peanut butter when a hurricane may pass through. Fear keeps people listening for advice and more warnings of danger. Fear has torment and punishment as its point (1 John 4:18). Faith giants like Paul, […]
We know that we are of God, and the whole world is under the sway of the evil one.(1 John 5:19 HCSB ©®) One reason we could say that the whole world is still under the sway of the evil one is that we have spent centuries converting people with the gospel of the fear of hell rather than the […]
For Christ’s love compels us, since we have reached this conclusion: if One died for all, then all died. And He died for all so that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for the One who died for them and was raised.(2 Corinthians 5:14-15 HCSB ©®) Jesus died my death. That means that my death has […]
Gary Chapman’s books based on what he calls the “Five Love Languages” indicate that individuals perceive love in different categories or “languages.” The languages are physical touch, acts of service, receiving gifts, quality time, and words of affirmation. Recently I was talking with a friend who was lamenting that her spouse usually speaks to her in his own love language, […]
What can we do with the example Jesus has set before us regarding life? Was the level of commitment it took to accomplish His assignment greater than the one I will need in order to succeed? It cost Him everything to purchase humanity by ransom. My service will also cost my life. The next step, though, is that I gain […]