Fear of Judgment can Lead to Insulting God Fear can lead us to diminish God. We can be so afraid of the pure holiness of God, we change Him into something that He is not. Taking the eternal God and turning Him into just another “bro” is a grave mistake. The Apostle John was…
Free or it is not Grace Failing to understand grace is one of the biggest pitfalls of the Christian life. It can rob us of so much of the joy of firm salvation. God saves us completely without charge to us. It is not completely without cost as Jesus paid for it on the Cross. …
Whose Approval are We Seeking? When evil can’t destroy righteousness, it seeks the next best thing: to tame it. While a faithful servant of God is dangerous to wicked men, the empty religious carry no such threat. Powerless religion is like a circus animal. It is kept in a cage most of the time…
After becoming a Christian, Moody determined to give every bit of what he was to Jesus. That doesn’t seem like much on the surface. When you judge by external merits, you miss the things that God is actually looking for in a man. There are not many wise who come to Jesus, after all. What is Jesus really looking for in His sheep?
Jesus Kept His Temple Clean When Jesus clears the Temple in the Bible, it is not just to protect the people from being defrauded. Yes, the religious leaders had set up scams to make money off the people who came to the Temple to worship God. They were committing sins against the very people they…
God is always speaking to us. He does so through things as big as creation and as small as the structure of DNA. He uses a voice of thunder or a still small voice depending on what is needed for the circumstances. God runs an open line of constant communication with us. The problem is sometimes we don’t listen. We allow our side of the line becomes so filled with noise and static we can’t hear His voice.
Working Alone does not Impress Jesus We live in an accomplishment obsessed culture. We tend to judge ourselves and our lives on checklists. We look at how much did we do today and how well we did it and then assess ourselves. Did we get a ton done today? Did we get too little? Did…
It doesn’t matter what the wrongdoer has done to you today. Jesus says to forgive. Not for their benefit. They may or may not appreciate it. They may be just as awful as the day that they hurt you the first time. Forgiveness is for your good. A heart filled with unforgiveness is a heart that is not like Jesus’.
I just wanted to share a great devotional we received over the weekend about our motivation to achieve holiness. Are we seeking to win a battle or do we mourn that our sin grieves God? It is such a subtle difference in perspective and motivation, but it truly makes a world of difference. God-Centered…
AN UNDIVIDED HEART The heart of a Christian should not be divided. God has given you two eyes, that you may look both above and beneath you; that you may contemplate both heaven and hell. He has given you two ears, that you may hearken both to the accuser and the accused, when you have…