You Were Formed for God’s Family
God is the One who made all things, and all things are for his glory. He wanted to have many children share his glory. Hebrews 2:10 (NCV) *** *** *** *** God wants a family, and he created you to be a part of it. This is one of God’s purposes for your life, which he planned before you were born. The entire Bible is the story of God building a family who will love him, honor him, and reign with him forever. It says, “His unchanging plan has always been to adopt us into his own …
my own Ethiopian encounter
In Acts chapter 8 Philip met an Ethiopian man who had a thirst for understanding scripture and was quick to respond and except the gospel of Jesus Christ. Well … not to be outdone … on my way to the Denver International Airport yesterday I also met an Ethiopian … and he was also quick to inform me of his love for Jesus. I saw an Ethiopian Bible in the shuttle van we were riding in and asked the driver if this book gave him any instructions about life after death. Without hesitation he said one word: “Heaven“. I then …
God-Love Walks on Water
We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. Anyone who does not love remains in death. 1 John 3:14 (NIV) *** *** *** *** Today’s guest devotional is provided by Jon Walker – Our love for one another is the fruit, not the root, of our relationship with God. John, the disciple whom Jesus loved, taught that our love for others emerges from our relationship with God; that anyone born of God who knows God will love with the love of God (1 John 4:7, based on NLT). In …
Compromising on Love?
And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. Colossians 1:18 (NIV) *** *** *** *** Today’s guest devotional is provided by Jon Walker – If our love for one another is not energized by Jesus, we’re doomed to slide from the promise of “All You Need Is Love” into the push and shove of “I, Me, Mine.” Our love can’t stop at “let’s just get along” because the deep and ancient God-love emerges, not from compromise, but …
Back to School
What do #2 pencils, Elmer’s Glue, Crayola Crayons, and Construction Paper bring to mind? Well, besides the obvious answer of “Tools that MacGyver would use to build a car with;” most would say school supplies. With a first grader in our home, we have certainly been reacquainted with the whole “back to school” scene. You remember it don’t you? If it’s been a while for you, maybe this will help. New blue jeans that are so dark they don’t even look blue, so you make your Mom wash them a few hundred times to give them that faded look; or …
