Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. ~1 Corinthians 11:1~ I’m not sure anyone really gets it. The reason I feel that way is this; no matter who I ask about their idea of salvation and what it means to be a devoted follower of Christ, everyone has a different answer. Some believe…
Read more Today’s Pondering~Maybe I’m the Problem…
It is better to live right and be poor than to be sinful and rich. ~Psalm 37:16~ If we feel we aren’t able to reach God with our prayers, the fault lies only in us. He is right there waiting to give us the blessings we need and deserve. It is not God who is…
Read more Today’s Pondering~Did you get it yet?
“Yes, Lord,” she replied, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.” ~John 11:27~ Not to get too deep here, but I just read a question someone had about what it means to say that Jesus died for our sins. The person who asked it…
Read more Today’s Pondering~Sweetest Name I Know…
From heaven he made you hear his voice to discipline you. On earth he showed you his great fire, and you heard his words from out of the fire. ~Deuteronomy 4:36~ Sometimes I get scared. Sometimes, I’ll just be sitting around and I feel like I can’t hear Him…and it scares me more than anything…
Read more Today’s Pondering~Maybe You’re Not Listening…
I knew this was going to be tough. Writing a post every day is difficult, even when you’re at your best. Lately, however; I’ve been preoccupied. I’ve been trying to figure out where I fit in among fellow believers and among non-believers. It’s a difficult thing to be somewhere in the middle and have no…
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To stir up wrath and take revenge I put her blood on the bare rock, so that it would not be covered. ~Ezekiel 24:8~ Or so you thought…I’m not sure what motivates some people. One would think that the promise of everlasting love and grace would be such an overwhelmingly wonderful gift to anticipate that we…
Read more Today’s Pondering: Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
The sins of some are obvious, reaching the place of judgment ahead of them; the sins of others trail behind them. In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even those that are not obvious cannot remain hidden forever. 1 Timothy 5:24-25 New International Version (NIV) You know you aren’t doing enough to shine…
Read more Today’s Pondering: Pouring it out…
Those who want to impress people by means of the flesh are trying to compel you to be circumcised. The only reason they do this is to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Christ. Not even those who are circumcised keep the law, yet they want you to be circumcised that they may boast…
Read more Today’s Pondering: Push, Pull or Drag…
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow…
Read more Today’s Pondering: And Justice For All…
You are always righteous, LORD, when I bring a case before you. Yet I would speak with you about your justice: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease? You have planted them, and they have taken root; they grow and bear fruit. You are always on their lips but…
Read more Today’s Pondering: When the fruit of your spirit is a lemon…