Recently, I was speaking to a precious soul that was held hostage by the power of hell (Satan) and was a slave to a life-dominating sin. God’s matchless grip of grace snatched her from the falsehood of her false god (substance abuse) and restored fellowship with the true God: Jesus Christ.
Read MoreIn this passage of Scripture, Jesus describes two different decisions that lead to two different destinations. There is a right way and a wrong way and Jesus appealed to His listeners to decide to go the more difficult way, which leads to life. Although difficult and challenging, this way represents the road to freedom! Jesus understood and taught that not all ways and not all destinations are equally good.
Read MoreAs we discussed last week, the Word of God is clear about genuine change. Genuine change cannot take place in the heart without Christ’s ruling influence. Therefore, the catalyst for change is supernatural; not natural. In order to experience Christ-like change, we must renew our minds with the truth of Scripture.
Read MoreConsider the following scenario: Last evening you elected to deviate from your routine behavior. You retired for the evening earlier than normal because you were not feeling like yourself. You sensed a few slight but not significant symptoms of what you believed to be the beginning of a cold.
Most of us are familiar with the idiomatic question: Who made the bigger investment: the chicken that gave us eggs or the pig that gave us the bacon? Obviously the pig offered his life for his offering so he would be the one that made the greater investment.
Read MoreHave you ever examined and entertained how often our Eternal God thinks about us? It is indeed a tall order to be occupied with what God thinks instead of being occupied with what people think and feel about us. In all of our relationships, personal, private, and professional we are often preoccupied with what people think.
Read MoreHave you ever been told to wait? By nature we are usually inclined to despise the directive to wait! To be told to wait is often interpreted as unjust and insensitive. The prevailing attitude is that waiting is an impediment to my immediate indulgence! Too many of us are cemented in this culture of immediate gratification.
Read MoreAre you aware that Florida's nickname is “The Sunshine State,” adopted officially by Florida legislature in 1970? Florida is now the third most-populated state in the country and its beaches draw thousands of tourists every year. Most of the state has a humid subtropical climate, except for the southern part below Lake Okeechobee which has a true tropical climate.
Read MoreQuestion: Since God loves sinners, then why worry about sin? If God gives grace and forgiveness to sinners, then some people would suggest why not sin more frequently to receive more grace? Therefore one can conclude that I could commit more sin in order to capture more grace, right?
Read MoreMaybe you have entertained, experienced and expressed the following thoughts:
- I do not know why I continue to do the things that are not warranted by the word of God.
- I can never do or get anything right.
- I just do not understand why I can’t kick this habit.
- I want to change but I just don’t believe I can.
- I wish I was never born.
- I am not significant so why was I born?
- I know that nobody understands me.
- I do not know what is wrong with me.