“If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. Matthew 6:14 NLT
Month: April 2019
Prayer of the Week
Living God, deliver us from a world without justice and a future without mercy; in your mercy, establish justice, and in your justice, remember the mercy revealed to us in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Verse of the Day
“You are worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory and honor and power. For you created all things, and they exist because you created what you pleased.” Revelation 4:11 NLT
Verse of the Day
I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 NLT
Verse of the Day
God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Matthew 5:4 NLT
Bringing Life To Desolate Places
I recently reread the story where Jesus feeds 5,000 and its freshness blew me away. Honestly, I’ve heard and read that particular story 100 times, maybe even more. I’ve known it since I was a child. But as I read about Jesus feeding the 5,000, I was given new eyes to see things afresh, to… Continue reading Bringing Life To Desolate Places
Verse of the Day
Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.” Matthew 22:37-40 NLT
Verse of the Day
And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father. Colossians 3:17 NLT
Jesus Became a Curse for Us
One image, one aspect, of the atonement has receded in our day almost into obscurity. We have been made aware of present-day attempts to preach a more gentle and kind gospel. In our effort to communicate the work of Christ more kindly we flee from any mention of a curse inflicted by God upon his… Continue reading Jesus Became a Curse for Us
Verse of the Day
Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying. Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never ever die. Do you believe this, Martha?” John 11:25-26 NLT