When someone commits something to you, they trust you enough to hand something of value over to you. Did you know that God Himself has committed to us something of great value and worth? Our Heavenly Father’s heart was yearning for the fellowship He once had with mankind and He found a way to restore and reconcile us back to Him through sending His Son to become sin for us so we can become the righteousness of God, in right standing with Him.
Read MoreHave you ever been hindered by something? Maybe you were running in a race, and an injury hindered you from running your best. For the Galatians, they were hindered from running well when Judaizers came in with false teaching. Galatians 5:7 says: “You ran well. What hindered you from obeying the truth?”
Read MoreWouldn’t it be odd if you arrived home from work and you just stood in the foyer of your house all night instead of going inside? In the same sense in our relationship with God, wouldn’t we be missing out on somethings if we didn’t enter into all that our position in Christ offers? We don’t just stay “at the door” when we receive Christ, but we are to enter in and walk in what He provides for us. Gal. 5:25 says ” If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.”
Read MoreThroughout our lives, we constantly develop and grow through all the stages of life. With our parent’s help, we grew from a baby to a young child to the grown adults we are today. Did you know that when we become Christians we start off like a little child and then we grow and mature spiritually throughout our lives as well?
Read MoreConsider your life as a beautiful garden, but due to the fallen world we live in, the god of this world tries to plant bad seeds in our soil. However, we have a choice of what vegetation we allow to grow. Heb. 12:15 “See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.”
Read MoreI love to read about communities that come together to help a neighboring farmer in need during harvest time. You may have seen pictures of combines plowing row upon row, working together to harvest a field in record time. Did you know that God has a field to be harvested also and is looking for laborers?
Read MoreHave you ever been overcome with emotion, so much that you couldn’t function? As much as you tried, you couldn’t find the strength to rise up, throw some water on your face and snap out of it.
Read MoreImagine watching the Superbowl on your big screen television and just as a touchdown is about to happen, a breaking news bulletin flashes in and blares an important message across the screen, interrupting the play. Switching channels to today, how many of us are inconvenienced by God interrupting our show?
Read MoreIn a classroom setting, there is an instructor and a student and each has different responsibilities. The instructor’s responsibility is to teach the subject matter in such a way that the students will understand. The student’s responsibility is to listen, learn, and receive this wisdom and instruction.
Read MoreHave you ever flown in an airplane and during takeoff you couldn’t hear a single thing until your ears popped? You tried talking, yawning, and chewing gum in an effort to pop the pressure in your ears so you could hear again. Even when you couldn’t hear yourself talk, others could still hear you. The same can be true with our communication with God. When we can’t hear Him, He can still hear us and is always listening.
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