8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. (Hebrews 13:8 CSB) There is a comfort in knowing that at least one thing in our lives is constant, and that constant is Christ. The old saying that nothing in life is certain except death and taxes can be disheartening. But while death is sure, Christ … Read more
16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is very powerful in its effect. (James 5:16 CSB) I pray a lot. I feel like I need it. I need communion with God. But also, I want to intercede for … Read more
40 and saying, “You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!” (Matthew 27:40 CSB) I believe that much within scripture and outside of it that has taught me this one fundamental truth; true power is strongest unwielded. Christ … Read more
9 Yet when Michael the archangel was disputing with the devil in an argument about Moses’s body, he did not dare utter a slanderous condemnation against him but said, “The Lord rebuke you!” (Jude 1:9 CSB) Too often we take it upon ourselves to condemn others. We are judge, jury and executioner with our pronouncements against them. But this is … Read more
10 God saw their actions—that they had turned from their evil ways—so God relented from the disaster he had threatened them with. And he did not do it. (Jonah 3:10 CSB) God was about to wipe out the city of Nineveh, where He had sent the reluctant Jonah to prophesy about their faith. They listened, turned from … Read more