Reconciliation What was Jesus’ main job when He came to earth? It was to reconcile sinful man to His Father. The dictionary defines reconcile (a verb) “to restore to friendship or harmony.” The Bible goes a couple words further and adds, “with God.” We were lost and adrift in our sin when we met Jesus. But thank God, as Paul […]
Two Spirits Two Fathers Two Destinations Today we’re continuing our theme of choices. Our days are filled with them starting with getting out of bed…or not, what to have for breakfast, what to wear, etc. Some choices don’t require a lot of thought and many are done out of habit. But there are those that require a lot of thought, […]
Right Or Wrong What if Scripture is true? Are you willing to gamble your eternity on it? I know there may be those reading this who don’t believe in a personal God who is involved in our lives, an afterlife, or a day of reckoning. What if you’re wrong? Humor me. Have you ever encountered a sign that warned of […]
Two Laws Two Minds Two Options Life is filled with choices. Yogi Berra said, “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” Today’s thought is an offer from God to consider a choice that will determine the quality of your remaining time on earth and, more importantly, where you will spend eternity. Paul’s letter to the Romans […]
Focus I like it when God sends a “coincidence” across my path. For the record, I don’t believe in coincidences. Things happen for a reason. We don’t always, in fact often, know why. But when we know and trust God, the why doesn’t matter. Today in my quiet time, I was in Romans 8 again, and I passed through 8:18, […]
Chosen If you’ve ever bought a puppy or thought of adopting a child, you know something about the criteria for making a choice. Did you ever think about what criteria God used for making you? Ethel Waters used to say, “God don’t make no junk.” But we fret that our eyes are brown not blue, or we’re short not tall, […]