…you serve a risen Savior!

When You Are Blindsided
     'Refreshment in Refuge' from Gina Burgess

I was concentrating so hard on my work that I never noticed it was getting harder for me to breathe. I rose to grab a cup of coffee and was shocked that my head swam so much I staggered. Suddenly chills ran over me and I knew that the bug going around was not satisfied with just taking up residence in my chest, but had to have my head, too. I didn’t have time to get sick. So many things had to be done, work had to be fed into the pipeline so others could do their job. So I sucked it up and kept plodding along. Never mind that it took twice as long to do what I…

The Warrior's Belief
     'Voice of Inspiration' from Andy Castro

Proverbs 4:24 Put away from you false and dishonest speech, and willful and contrary talk put far from you. The last two weeks I talked about the strategies of the enemy after finding the call and purpose for your life. (You can find those two articles in the archives.) You will at some point realize the plans of God are not small in any sense of the word. He has a grand plan and purpose to complete on this earth. It is a plan greater than man can comprehend and visualize. But your part, to you, will also be grand and more than you can complete on your own power. After all,…

Recognizing Faith
     ''Christ in You...'' from Dale Krebbs

So much has be spoken and written about faith that it sometimes seems that there is nothing else than ca be said. However, actually, faith is an endless subject. It is so because faith - at least spiritually speaking - is an endless subject. It is so because faith is closely connected with God, Jesus Christ, and Christianity as a whole. In this way, it cannot be exhausted. Faith in the world around us is roughly thought of as simply believing that something - anything - is possible, that it can happen, and one exercises "faith" in anything believing something can happen.…

Keep Your Dreams to Yourself
     'Inspiration For You' from Randy Mitchell

When a dream, goal, or unique desire enters your bloodstream, be rest assured, God placed it there for a reason. All of us have them; those big ideas and gems of gold we all strive to attain and believe will make our lives so much better. No matter if it’s authoring a bestselling novel, winning the shiny statue at next years Academy Awards for best actor, drawing some lucky lottery numbers, building that huge company on your own, climbing Mt. Everest, having a child, or getting married to the right person who fits you best, dreams are there for us to manifest insides ourselves,…

Bible and Quote - February 9-13
     'Bible verse and quote' from Jan Couns

I have not turned aside from Your ordinances, For You Yourself have taught me. Psalm 119:102 God teaches the Christian to see things as they really are; therefore his will is brought into unison with God's will so that he loves to do what he ought to do. Robert Johnstone, minister of North Grimsby Church from 1860 to 1871, commentator of Epistle of James From Your precepts I get understanding; Therefore I hate every false way. Psalm 119:104 The mariner who knows how to avoid a storm, would do anything rather than run the risk of weathering it. Cautious pilots…

Savior
     'God's Words For US' from Cecelia Lester

I have been journaling the month of June about the names of God and Jesus. In my reading for another project, I read Isaiah 43:2-3a I have always received a lot out of verse two but when I read it this time, my eyes fell on the words in beginning of the third verse. “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And when you pass through the rivers, They will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, You will not be burned; …

Labels
     'Chip Shots from the Ruff of Life' from Tom Kelley

Way back when, when life was a lot simpler and my kids were still kids, I used to sell shoes. No, truthfully, I subscribed to one of those mail order shoe houses that gave you discounts on quality footwear if you sold so much to other people. I was able to move a pair or two but found out that selling your friends something that you wanted them to buy for your personal benefit could strain the relationship. That aside, I learned some things about shoes and clothing in general. The label that you see in the shoe is not necessarily the name of the shoe factory from which it came.…

Honor
     ''Winging It' from Stan Smith

We all know that the Bible commands, "Honor your father and your mother" (Exodus 20:12). In fact, Paul points to this one in the New Testament to urge children to obey their parents (Ephesians 6:1-3), which would certainly indicate that this command is still in effect in the New Covenant. Of course, almost immediately the objections come out. "Well, sure, when you're a kid, but not after you grow up and leave the house!" Or, "Oh, yeah? What if they're lousy parents?" And so it goes. The question is worth examining because, as it turns out, we're told…

Christ, the Creator
     'The Way' from Kevin Pauley

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. – John 1:1-3 (NASB) Imagine having whole worlds for your playground! John described the Son of God as the Word that God used to create all things. Can you picture Jesus, the first incarnate being in the universe, speaking and causing light to appear? Can you hear His voice ring out causing frighteningly, beautiful angels to roar into existence? He…

Justification XIX (3-14-11)
     'Today's Little Lift' from Jim Bullington

“When He had found him.” One man's trash is another man's treasure and Beauty is in the eye of the beholder are related sayings. The events in John 9 regarding the dealings which the Pharisees had with a man who had formerly been blind illustrate perfectly just how true these saying are. “Jesus heard that they [the Pharisees] had cast him [the blind man] out; and when He had found him, He said to him, 'Do you believe in the Son of God?' He answered and said, 'Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?' And Jesus said to him, 'You have both seen Him and it is…

The Comprehensive Ministry of the Prophets of God
     'Word from Scotland' from Sandy Shaw

Jeremiah the prophet, like every true prophet, spoke from God - and spoke for God - and his words came true – this is what marks him out as a true prophet Deuteronomy 18 verse 22 - where we read of the mark of a true prophet - and the mark of a false prophet. Beware of the man who says something……