Don’t Blame God We hate the smugness of someone telling us, “I told you so,” when we’ve messed up, because we must admit we were wrong. There won’t be any smugness from God, only sadness, when He utters those final words at our trial at the door to eternity. “The Lord is…patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish […]
Guessing Or Knowing Going through life guessing about the outcome of our choices, e.g. what job, what friendships, what life partner, can leave us with worry, fear, uncertainty. But God. Sometimes, when we’re facing obstacles that appear to us as stone walls, we just have to remember the phrase, But God. When the Bible says something, we should believe it […]
The NO Sandwich Four years ago (Nov. ’22), I wrote about a scripture sandwich found in Romans 8. I pointed out all the good things God has for us spelled out between the first and last verse. My purpose was to get you excited about God’s love letter to us—His word. Today, pulling a thread from the same verses, I […]
Busted I know what it feels like, as an individual, to be busted by the law (see: Choose Now). Try to imagine an entire nation hearing the word of the Lord through His prophet Haggai, “You have sown much, but harvest little; you eat, but there is not enough to be satisfied; you drink but there is not enough to […]
Many Or Few? When you think of people, with respect to the word “few,” what comes to mind? How about words like rich, privileged, elite, A-listers? What about the word “many” in the same context? Maybe thoughts of the masses, the poor and needy, middle America? Would you be surprised to know that God keeps two lists; an A and […]
Fact Or Feeling? When you look in the mirror each morning, what do you see? Do you see the person the Bible says you are, or do you see the person you feel you are? What’s the difference? It’s in today’s title. By definition, another word for fact is truth—something that actually exists or occurs. If you’ve received Christ as […]