Tue, Feb 26th - 11:08PM

Worth the Reward

The world may think believers are senseless for following Christ. Our families may question our priorities. Opponents of our faith could potentially torment us. But in light of all that God has revealed, the price is easily worth the reward. Patiently persevering through trials and hardships will yield an eternal life of inestimable glory. A few seconds with God will eclipse forever any we may have faced while in this world.

He will swallow up death forever, And the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces; The rebuke of His people He  will take away from all the earth; For the Lord has spoken.  Isaiah 25:8 NKJV

Sat, Feb 23rd - 11:52PM

Forgiveness

Forgiveness is not reserved merely for the ending of family feuds, or for the restoring of long angry conflicts. Sometimes forgiveness is tenderhearted and kind and quick to overlook wrongs. Forgiving people should be a gentle, constant, natural experience. Genuine forgiveness understands shortsightedness, overlooks bad habits, and looks into the hearts of others with love. Our own experience of forgiveness is essential to helping others seek God’s forgiveness. After all, there is One who was offended and hurt by our actions, but He never gave up, always forgave, and love us just as we are.

Be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. Ephesians 4:32

Tue, Feb 19th - 10:32PM

The Promise

There is hope for every one who believes, a  promise that Jesus made to all of us. It doesn’t matter how bad things may seem there’ is a light at the end of the tunnel.- John 3:21 But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God. Here is the hope.-John 14:1 Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. John 14:2-In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. And here is the promise. 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you. I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am you may be. The hope of eternal salvation, it is a promise for all who believe. [ESV]

Fri, Feb 15th - 11:38PM

Believe in God

People who believe in God are slowly being outnumbered by non believers. There are more and more who say they don’t believe at all, while others say there is a higher power but it is not God. I assume maybe the other higher power is an alien from outer space maybe. This may explain why many of our church pews are empty. If God doesn’t exist then we don’t have to answer to anybody or anything. Maybe we don’t like anyone even God telling us what we can do. We can live our lives the way we want. We will not listen to our parents, teachers, or grandparents and we sure aren’t going to listen to a God we can’t see. Ezekiel 12:1-2 The word of the LORD came to me: 2 “Son of man, you are living among a rebellious people. They have eyes to see but do not see and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious people. ..Joshua 22:18. And are you now turning away from the LORD ?

” ‘If you rebel against the LORD today, tomorrow he will be angry with the whole community of Israel.

Tue, Feb 12th - 10:37PM

Love is Supreme

Valentines Day is celebrated as a day of love across much of the western world, but its origins are murky. It began in the fourth century as a feat honoring  one are more relatively unknown Christian martyrs named Valentine, and a thousand years later , Geoffrey Chaucer added the romantic touch. In His sermon on the Mount, Jesus said we should not love those who love us but love our enemies as well. 1 John 4:8 tells us God is love, and those who don’t know love can’t know God. Of the three arrows that need to penetrate our heart this Valentine’s Day faith, hope, and love. Choose love.

[God Is Love  1John 4:7-8]  7-Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

Fri, Feb 8th - 10:53PM

Do You Have Life?

Popular culture claims that we can earn eternal life by being a good person. The test of a persons goodness often renders a false positive result. The only test that provides an absolute answer is found in 1 John 5:12. Only those who have the Son have His life within them. Having the Son means accepting His sacrifice for sin as the only way to have eternal life. Being a good person means nothing unless we have accepted God’s Son as Savior. Goodness is a by product of having life, not a test to determine whether one has eternal life. What are you depending on for eternal life? Do you really have life? If not, I invite you to trust Jesus today.

He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life. 1 John 5:12 (NASB)

Tue, Feb 5th - 10:29PM

Finding Refuge

When we are troubled and everyone is from time to time, if we would just keep in mind that as Christians, bought with the blood of Christ, we know that God loves us. But sometimes we take him for granted, and think its His obligation to love us. We sometimes depend on other people instead of God; but they are not perfect and will sometimes let us down. God is the Only one in whom we can fully trust and find refuge. He is a safe house for the weary and worn, and He never abandons His own……The LORD will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. Psalm 9:9

Fri, Feb 1st - 11:30PM

God always Cares

God always takes care of His children. He longs to give us more blessings than we can comprehend. We just have to remember to be content in what He gives. Often it seems like people look at God as a genie in the sky waiting to answer their every whim. But God is not some impersonal genie. He cares for us much more than that. His care is based on love like no other can love us. Jesus promised , “Behold the fowls of the air , for they sow not neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?” (Matt. 6:26). Let us trust God to provide what we need and then be content with those blessings.