I have a tendency to be hyper-critical of myself, focusing mostly on my flaws and shortcomings. I suspect I’m not the only one who does this. But this verse makes me stop and look at myself through God’s eyes. He created, as it says in the King James, “my innermost…
David couldn’t comprehend God’s great love for him; I will never be able to grasp the scope of it, either. It’s beyond human understanding. At the same time, I know in my heart of hearts that it’s always there. What we have here are two rhetorical questions. Rhetorical, meaning the…
HYMN DAY! “No One Ever Cared For Me Like Jesus” by Charles F. Weigle is a “newer” hymn in that it was published in the 1930’s. I remember my mom humming it as she went about her Saturday chores. Such a nice reminder…there really is no other Friend like Jesus.…
God is omniscient; He is also omnipresent. There is no place I can go that escapes His attention. He encircles me. He hems me in, not to confine me or limit me, but to protect me, to be my secure shelter. His hand is on me. Has anyone ever guided…
Psalm 139 has been my go-to passage for encouragement and comfort for decades. I’ve always loved it. It’s a prayer, offered by David, that speaks of God’s omniscience. He sees everything from my surface to deep inside, including my deepest fears, longings, joys, sorrows, insecurities, and frustrations. Others might think…
John declared that God is love. He must be to send His Son to a lost world. God is love, and when we receive His Son, He expects us to share that love with others. Our loving acts of kindness, benevolence, service, choosing unselfishness over “looking out for #1”—all of…
The salvation process begins with a sincere proclamation: Jesus is the sinless Son of God, sent into this world to be the sin sacrifice for all who choose to believe. When a lost sinner comes to the reality of his need for a Savior and asks Jesus to save him,…
HYMN DAY! “What a Wonderful Change in My Life Has Been Wrought” by Rufus Henry McDaniel overflows with the assurance and joy of salvation. “I’m possessed of a hope that is steadfast and sure”—amen! Feel free to sing it as your testimony today! What a wonderful change in my life…
Do you see those opening words, “And we”? Those are special words. John was writing specifically to Jesus’ followers—those who believed back then that He was the risen Son of God, and those who believe in Him now. John might have been thinking more about the first disciples, who walked…
At the time of this writing, Christ-followers were suffering mistreatment because they professed that Jesus was the promised Messiah. Jesus Himself had warned His disciples, “In this world you will have trouble,” so John follows up with a reminder that the circumstances shouldn’t be unexpected. This world hates Jesus because…
