How many of you attended a Billy Graham Crusade? Or watched him on TV? Billy Graham was a household name for most people in the U.S. and perhaps even around the world. This past week as I watched the tributes and memorials, I have prayed that all the television tributes, all the news articles, and all the social media links that have shared about Billy Graham’s life draw in another harvest of souls for the Kingdom of God. I agree…
God gave us the gift of His Son, Jesus Christ. He was born of a virgin and lived a life without sin. God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we can become the righteousness of God (2 Cor 5:21). After growing up, Jesus suffered and paid the debt for sin that we cannot pay. He became our substitute, which gives us eternal life with God the Father. That, my friend, is…
You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water. I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands. I will be fully satisfied…
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.…
In the last post, we looked at Daniel and his resolve not to eat the king’s delicacies. His resolve was much deeper than sheer willpower. His resolve was rooted in his love for the Lord. When we love someone, we want to know them and be in relationship with them. This week, let’s resolve to build a relationship with the Lord. Our God is a relational! How do we engage in a relationship with the Lord? We set time aside…