Tag Archives: Comfort

Spiritual Nuggets 6/02/2023

Wit, Wordplay, and Euphemism The Bible is a passionate book. It’s about a God who is impassioned for His people and who ultimately sends His Son to die for them so that they can be saved from themselves. And it … Continue reading

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The Forgiveness of Sins – 2

Scripture Reference: Luke 24:44-53 The Curse of the World The gospel message, according to our Savior, concerns His death for our sins on the cross and His resurrection from the grave for our justification. The gospel message addressed to the … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 6/01/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, we come to you whose name and nature is love. We come to reach out to you who in Christ have already searched for us and found us. We come with our darkness to walk … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 6/01/2023

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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The Staggering Question

Thursday June 1, 2023 Ezekiel 37:3 “Son of man, can these bones live?” Can that sinner be turned into a saint? Can that twisted life be put right? There is only one answer: ‘O Lord, Thou knowest, I don’t.’ Never … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 6/01/2023

Searching For The Wrong Kingdom Because of the signs He performed, Jesus drew large crowds. And because of His signs, those who followed Him decided that He should be king. It seems natural and fitting, in a way, that Jesus … Continue reading

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The Forgiveness of Sins – 1

Scripture Reference: Luke 24:44-53 The simplicity of this message is as follows: Then He said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 5/31/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, we come to you because of the light, hope and joy you have brought us. We come to you because of the peace, love and forgiveness with which you have flooded our lives. We come … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 5/31/2023

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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Matthew 18:4

Wednesday May 31, 2023 Matthew 18:4 “Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child.” You will never get a humble heart until it is born from above, from the heart of Christ. For man has lost his own humanity and … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 5/31/2023

When Things Don’t Go as Planned I live in the world of projects. There are a few things I know for certain about them, aside from all requiring a budget and a schedule to have any hope of success. They … Continue reading

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The Cross and The Crown – 3

Scripture References: Isaiah 53.10-12 How We Know He Lives First, we know His presence by His healing grace and His saving power. The only healing is divine healing. A surgeon may sharpen his scalpel and cut, but only God can … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 5/30/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Father, we come to you in the certain knowledge that the door is always open and you will already be coming to meet us. We come in the midst of our joys and sorrows, with our … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 5/30/2023

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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A Present Religion

Tuesday May 30, 2023 1 John 3:2 Beloved, now we are children of God. We need not talk of walking righteously, and soberly, in the world to come— “There all is pure, and all is clear, There all is joy … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 5/30/2023

The System Religion is a tough subject. Jesus staunchly opposed religion for religion’s sake, yet He was a Law-abiding Jew. He recognized the value of worship, community, and discipleship, but not the value of religious constraints: religion can bind someone … Continue reading

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The Cross and The Crown – 2

Scripture References: Isaiah 53.10-12 The Suffering Lamb – Continued Tread softly around the cross, for Jesus is dead. Repeat the refrain in hushed and softened tone. The Lord of life is dead. The lips that spoke forth Lazarus from the … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 5/29/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, you are the source of all that is good, right and true. Without you nothing will ever really make sense. Without you there will always be an emptiness and a sense of incompleteness to life. … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 5/29/2023

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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Eternally Unchanging

Monday May 29, 2023 Hebrews 6:17-18 Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to the heirs of promise the immutability of His counsel, confirmed it by an oath, that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God … Continue reading

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