Have to stopped to thank God lately for His grace? John 3:16-18 (The Message) says, This is how much God loved the world: He gave His Son, His one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in Him, anyone can have…
All of my life I’ve had a desire to be used by God. I knew that as a believer it was the only correct response to being freed from sin. If I love God, I am commissioned to tell others about the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ at Calvary. It…
When I was a kid, our family was not well off. For whatever reason, much of the time we just scraped by. But, my parent’s faith never wavered, and I learned many valuable lessons through those trying times. In particular, I remember a time when we didn’t have enough money to…
We are all at different stages in our walk with God. We are at different levels of maturity regarding our understanding of God’s Word and His purpose for our lives. Some have made a greater commitment to allow God to use them to further His kingdom. We are running this race together,…
“For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth.” (Romans 9:17, NKJV) Earlier this summer, I awoke with a feeling of intense gratitude and overwhelming sense of humility that God choses to use…
If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don’t love, I’ve gotten nowhere. So, no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I’m bankrupt without love. Love never gives up. Love…