Being raised with Christ means being saved. And not just saved for the security of heaven someday, but saved to live a new life. A saved person has a new perspective that includes a Christian worldview and God-honoring value system. With that comes a desire to seek the things above—meaning,…

This verse…this part of the prayer…shatters me in the most beautiful way. When Jesus prayed for those God had given Him, He prayed for every soul who would one day call God Father and Jesus Lord. I made that choice when I was eight years old. So that night in…

Jesus consistently tried to help His followers believe that He and the Father were one, but sometimes they struggled with understanding who Jesus is. In John 16:30, His disciples told Him they believed that He came from God. They finally “got it.” That’s an amazing moment for anyone, to recognize…

HYMN DAY! “I’ve Found a Friend, O Such a Friend” by James G. Small is one of those hymns I can’t get through without choking up. That Jesus, the Son of God, is not only my Savior and Lord but my Friend is almost too good to imagine. But I…

Everything that Jesus told His apostles about God the Father were truths from God the Father. Jesus taught about God’s character to help lead them into their own personal relationship with God. Jesus interceded for God to the disciples; Jesus continues to intercede today for His followers to God. I…

Continuing from last week…Jesus is with His disciples in the upper room where they gathered to eat together and for Jesus to tell them things they needed to hear before His crucifixion. He is still praying. At this point in the prayer we find a gentle shift from praying about…

John 1 begins, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Then in 1:14 John wrote, “the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.” Jesus had been with the Father before time began. He came to earth for the sole purpose…

Jesus glorified (honored) God by doing His will. We could consider all of Jesus’ accomplishments—healing the sick, raising the dead, giving sight to the blind, teaching and preaching and encouraging—as work He was given to do. But His sacrificial death on the cross and subsequent resurrection are the most impactful…

HYMN DAY! “All That Thrills My Soul [is Jesus]” by Thoro Harris starts with a punch: the thrill of knowing Him; and ends with promise: being with Him forever and ever. I love these heart-lifting words! 1 Who can cheer the heart like Jesus, by His presence all divine? True…

Usually when we think of eternal life, we think about the life we’ll have in heaven when our physical body dies (or is raptured). But have you ever considered that eternal life begins the day a soul receives Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord? Eternal life does mean life beyond…