Blood is thicker than water. Family has its good and bad. It even has its “for better or worse.” Family can lift you up or leave you high and dry. Family is depicted in the Bible with numerous situations. Think about it. David and Jonathan were more than friends. Jonathan was David’s brother-in-law since David was wed [...]
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Blessing and Boasting
Posted in believers, blessing, Christian, church, deliverance, encouragement, expressions, faith, glory, grace, inspiration, offering, praise, Psalms, reflection, saved, trust, Word, worship, tagged faith, glory, praise, protection, psalm, spirit, worship on July 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.- Psalm 34:1 (NASB) There’s plenty of room for boasting when it comes to the Lord. We call it praise. It involves worship, blessing the Lord with the “fruit of your lips.” Beyond what we say, it involves our very [...]
Grace Overcomes Guilt
Posted in acceptance, assurance, blessing, deliverance, encouragement, grace, hope, inspiration, peace, salvation, saved, sin, tagged blessing, Christ, grace, heart, help, mercy, redemption, sacrifice, salvation on May 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
…But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, Romans 5:20 NIV Grace overcomes guilt. We are truly guilty of being sinful. As the seed of Adam, we are truly “as guilty as sin.” We are to confess our sin before the Lord and among one another. That is true, too. Yet, we tend to get [...]
Deep-Water Believers
Posted in assurance, believers, change, choices, discipleship, encouragement, messiah, new nature, patience, saved, service, tagged change, Christ, discipleship, exhortation, Jesus, ministry, work on April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Now go out where it is deeper, and let down your nets to catch some fish.”- Luke 5:4 (NLT) Jesus desires us all to go a little further. Can’t you hear it in His voice? Do you sense the urging of the Lord Peter as he crouched [...]
We are Not Our Own
Posted in follow, saved, stewardship, truth, twitter on May 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
19Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.- 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (NIV) We live under grace and are justified by faith. However, [...]
