After the death of Moses, Joshua was commissioned to lead the Israelites into the Promised Land. Three times the Lord instructed Joshua to “be strong and courageous.” (See Joshua 1:6-7, 9) Where does strength and courage come from? We receive our strength and courage from the Lord. But do we just ask for it and it fall upon us? Perhaps God does that for us in certain circumstances. However, I believe the key component to receiving strength and courage is…
Jesus completed the will of the Father by being obedient to death on the cross. Then God the Father raised Him from the dead. All this was accomplished so that all people have an opportunity to be reconciled to the Father through Christ. “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’” (John 14:6 ESV) Jesus is the only way to the Father. In order to come…
In our present culture, many have become conditioned to live in a state of offense. Below are examples of offenses I have observed in our day to day lives: We receive poor service by the wait staff at a restaurant. We expected better, so we grumble and complain about how the service should have been better and refuse to leave a tip, or a tip so small to teach the waiter a lesson that he should do better next time.…