No one likes listening to a braggart expound on his own accomplishments. In that case, the boasting is self-centered. But boasting in the Lord directs others to rejoice with the boaster. How many times have you been encouraged when you hear about how God met a need, brought a touch…
Ah, clouds…I’ve always been fascinated by clouds. I feel God’s majesty and creative presence deep in my soul when I gaze at a beautiful sky. (I’m sure I’ve bothered the neighbors a time or two by singing praise songs while admiring the morning or evening sky.) There is no one…
God loves humanity. He loves every person ever born and those who have yet to be born. He loves humanity so much He sent His only Son to the cross to take the penalty for our sin. Jesus died for humanity—for every person ever born and those who have yet…
Ambassadors, people who represented one royal court to another, were common during Bible times. As Christ’s ambassadors, we have been commissioned to share the Gospel of Christ and invite others into relationship with Him. We often hear “don’t just talk the talk; walk the walk.” It’s sound advice. But you…
HYMN DAY! “More Like Jesus” may be unfamiliar to you, but Fanny Crosby never fails to move me with her writings. This is the goal of a Christian—less of me and more of Him. 1 More like Jesus would I be, Let my Savior dwell with me; Fill my soul…
As I said yesterday, when we finally see Jesus for who He truly is and ask Him to be our personal Savior and Lord, we change. We become new in our thinking and behaviors—transformed from the inside out. Former attitudes, practices, values, and selfish desires that once guided us go…
“From now on then” refers to what takes place after we’ve been reconciled to God through Christ. The believer’s viewpoint changes. He no longer sees the way the world sees, dividing people into categories of race, ethnicity, nationality, economic status, or any other means of separating people…and assigning them a…
It isn’t easy to be a Christian in today’s society. It wasn’t easy to be a Christian for those who followed Jesus when He lived on earth, either. The world was wicked and hostile, and Jesus was sending them out to confront people’s lostness. They had no army backup, no…
Teaching means to give instruction, instill doctrine, or explain or expound on something. To make disciples but fail to give practical instruction on what it means to be a disciple doesn’t make a great deal of sense. We often speak of evangelism and discipleship as separate functions but, honestly, the…
“I Love to Tell the Story” by A. Kate Hankey was my mom’s absolute favorite hymn. She sang it on her deathbed. I sure hope you’ve heard the story of Jesus and His love, and I hope you’re sharing it with others. I love to tell the story of unseen…
