But let me tell you something wonderful, a mystery I’ll probably never fully understand. We’re not all going to die— but we are all going to be changed. You hear a blast to end all blasts from a trumpet, and in the time that you look up and blink your eyes—it’s over. On signal from […]
God-Colours
“Here’s another way to put it: You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colours in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We’re going public with this, as public as a city on a hill. If I make you light-bearers, you don’t think I’m going to hide you under a bucket, […]
Are you heavy laden?
Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 “We can ignore even pleasure. But pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.” […]
A Spirit of Power
For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. 2 Timothy 1:7 Good things as well as bad, you know, are caught by a kind of infection…. You want to be warm, you must stand near a fire: if you want to be wet, you must get in […]
Weaknesses
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and […]
Do you want Jesus to come back?
He will and he is coming back – soon. But we don’t get to know the time. He told them, “You don’t get to know the time. Timing is the Father’s business. What you’ll get is the Holy Spirit. And when the Holy Spirit comes on you, you will be able to be my witnesses […]
Challenges
Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colours. So don’t try to get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its work so you become mature and well-developed, not deficient […]
The World’s Light
Jesus once again addressed them: “I am the world’s Light. No one who follows me stumbles around in the darkness. I provide plenty of light to live in.” John 8:12 MSG MacLaren’s commentary on this passage puts it this way:‘I am the Light of the world.’ We have in Him a better guide through worse […]
A Huge Crowd
I looked again. I saw a huge crowd, too huge to count. Everyone was there—all nations and tribes, all races and languages. And they were standing , dressed in white robes and waving palm branches, standing before the Throne and the Lamb and heartily singing: Salvation to our God on his Throne! Salvation to the […]
Love
We, though, are going to love—love and be loved. First we were loved, now we love. He loved us first. 1 John 4:19 MSG In a letter to Mrs. Johnson dated Feb. 19, 1954, Lewis says, “Charity means love. It is called Agape in the N.T. to distinguish it from Eros (sexual love), Storge (family affection) and Philia (friendship). So there are 4 kinds of […]
Keep on Building
The Christian faith is a continual walk and building on your faith. Committing your life to Jesus is the first step in your journey with Jesus. It would be easy to say, “I’ve made it”, but you need to keep on growing. Read these verses from 2 Peter: So don’t lose a minute in building […]
Broken Vessels
All these piecesBroken and scatteredIn mercy gatheredMended and wholeEmpty handedBut not forsakenI’ve been set freeI’ve been set free Amazing graceHow sweet the soundThat saved a wretch like meI once was lostBut now I’m foundWas blind but now I see Oh I can see you nowOh I can see the love in Your eyesLaying yourself downRaising […]