Romans 1:16-17 says: ” For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.”
Read MoreWhen preparing for a bonfire, most people start by gathering dry wood, paper, and kindling sticks before throwing a match into the fire pit. But not Elijah. In 1 Kings 18:20-40, he drenched the wood with water and didn’t intend to use a match to ignite it. The only match was the one he was in with Ahab on Mount Carmel to see whose God would answer by fire.
Read MoreDo you remember playing with glow sticks as a kid? To make it glow, you snapped the stick so the chemicals inside would mix. Then you ran throughout the house looking for all of the dark places you could shine in. The same can be said of us. As Christians, we carry God’s light and presence to a dark world, but until we are broken of ourselves, His light can’t fully shine through. God uses brokenness in our lives to harness our strengths so they can shine as He intended.
Read MoreHave you ever heard someone say that something took the life out of them? It may have been a challenging situation that took all of the energy and stamina they had to get through it, and it left them depleted and empty.
Read MoreDoes your prayer closet ever look like an interrogation room? In this room, you are the one doing all of the talking in your attempt to get God to speak. You use every technique possible in the book as you beg and plead for Him to speak and move in your life, but all you hear is silence.
Read MoreIf someone continues to drive a car with low motor oil, eventually they will end up with a blown engine because without oil, the engine will seize up. The oil provides the necessary component for the pistons and cylinders to function properly in the engine block.
Read MoreWhile imprisoned, Paul made a powerful statement in 2 Timothy 1:12 “I know whom I have believed.” It is one thing to believe in someone, but another thing to truly know them. When you really KNOW someone, it changes what you BELIEVE about them.
Read MoreHave you ever noticed someone in need around you and you were hesitant to help because you thought what you had to offer was insignificant? Did you offer it anyways? That is what the disciples did in Mark 6:35-44 when they offered Jesus only 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish to feed 5,000 people. They identified a need but their resources came up short and they were unable to meet it. The disciples even tried to send the multitudes away to the neighboring villages to eat, before Jesus redirected them and said they were to feed them.
Read MoreHave you ever used a fax machine? It is a means to transmit documents from one location to another using a phone line. A long beep indicates the fax machine is connecting to another fax machine and getting ready to receive and print out what is being transmitted. If the fax machine was already in use, the sender would get a busy signal.
Read MoreHave you ever watched a track event? All the runners line up at the starting line with the goal of being the first one to cross the finish line and win the prize. How they run determines if they will finish the race, take the prize or be disqualified. To get from start to finish successfully, they have to aim for the finish line, and then with determination and perseverance, they run. This reminds me of Paul in Phil 3:14 when he wrote: “I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”
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