Do you feel you’ve missed God and missed any possibility of the abundant life? In spite of your failures, God has a purpose for your life. We may all lose time for one reason or another, but we never lose our God given purpose. For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. Romans…
Where Does Suffering Come From? Jesus is not allowing suffering. Man is. God gave the earth to man and man gave it to the devil through sin. Jesus came to save men, not destroy them. He is not allowing or sending destructive natural disasters or viruses. They are a result of sin in the earth.…
Grace and peace on this terrific Tuesday Dear Hearts This morning I’ve been looking at Peter’s thoughts on grace. 1 Peter 1:2 God planned long ago to choose you and to make you his holy people, which is the Spirit’s work. God wanted you to obey him and to be made clean by the blood…
Grace [be] to you and peace from God the Father, and [from] our Lord Jesus Christ, Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father: Galatians 1:3-4 God desired to provide a way of reconciliation for us. This could…
God can pour on the blessings in astonishing ways so that you’re ready for anything and everything, more than just ready to do what needs to be done. As one psalmist puts it, ‘He throws caution to the winds, giving to the needy in reckless abandon. His right-living, right-giving ways never run out, never wear…
Grace is when God gives us good things we don’t deserve. Mercy is when God spares us from bad things we deserve. Blessings are when God is generous with both grace and mercy. Truly one can never run out of reasons to Praise Him! Peace at the heart of peace is harmony. To be at…
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