As our parents age, we face the unexpected. memory issues, care decisions, and the daily obstacles. But as we place ourselves in our parents’ shoes, we can show compassion and wisdom in how to help them. “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law...
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Are you walking by the Law or by grace? You can’t be innocent of some laws and break others. If you break one law, you are guilty of them all. It is easier to walk in God’s unmerited favor. “For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet...
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When someone comes knocking at your door, do you ask who’s there? You should! Several of my family members have reported hearing knocking at the door, and when they go to check who is there, no one is there. No one they could see, at least. We can have oppressive...
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We are to watch and pray. Jesus asked the disciples to do just this: watch and pray. Yet, they could not stay awake. “Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What! Could you not watch with Me one hour?” Mathew 26:40 The hour is...
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Many today are prepping for what might happen tomorrow. Uncertainty or certainty can grip you with a call to be prepared. The uncertain spirit is driven by fear of the unknown, “will I be able to survive.” The certain spirit is driven by the promises of God and His propehtic...
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What are you expecting? A confident expectation that good things will happen is hope. We all need hope. Despair is the opposite. You are expecting bad things to happen. There will be times when things don’t go right. There will be adversity in our lives. We need to...
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Do you rely on God? If so, what do you rely on God for? We are to be like children, to have access to the Kingdom of Heaven. “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom...
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Today is Resurrection Sunday, or as many call it, Easter. It is a day we celebrate having a living God, not a dead God in a tomb. Jesus Christ died on the cross, was buried and has risen. He is now seated next to God the Father, interceding for...
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Fellowship of His suffering, such odd words. Who wants to suffer, let alone join others in their suffering? What does the word suffer mean- Physical pain, mental torment, emotional trauma? Jesus died one of the most horrific deaths, to be hung on a cross. Do we want to join in on this suffering? Yet,...
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Jesus blood was poured out… It is still flowing today to do the work that God intended. Life is in the blood (Leviticus 17:11). “For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.” Mathew 26:28 The blood has not stopped...
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