i need God
The other night in my Bible study group we talked about something that touched me. My sweet sister asked how many times throughout the day we say, "I need a drink," "I am craving this food," or "I need this or that." Probably often. Now, how many times in the day do we say, "I need God"?
I need God…
where was God?
Genesis 3:1-6: The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the Lord God had made. One day he asked the woman, “Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?” “Of course we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,” the woman replied. “It’s only the fruit…
spotless
I accidentally dropped my cell phone into the garbage can. It slid straight to the bottom, and when I pulled it out, it was covered with some kind of disgusting mystery goo. Horrified, I set to work spraying, scrubbing, and disinfecting. I didn’t stop until the phone was spotless.
God called the people of Israel to “sanitize” themselves. They’d been…
tough-minded and tenderhearted
God is neither hardhearted nor soft-minded. He is tough-minded enough to transcend the world; He is tenderhearted enough to live in it. He does not leave us alone in our agonies and struggles. He seeks us in dark places and suffers with us and for us in our tragic prodigality.
At times we need to know that the Lord is a…
in times of trouble
Hebrews 13:5: Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, “I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.”
When Jesus was being tempted in the wilderness by the Devil, He quoted the Word. He said, "It is written, man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the…
persevering
The film October Sky tells the remarkable story of a teenage boy’s dream to build rockets. After watching Sputnik, the first earth-orbiting artificial satellite, race across the night sky in 1957, a deep desire was ignited within Homer Hickam to make rockets and become a part of NASA’s space program.
The problem was that nearly everything in Homer’s life was set…
thinking about suffering . . .
—submitted by Terry Lampel, US
liberation through transformation
Romans 12 :1-3: Dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all He has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind He will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship Him. Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you…
August 29, 2011
Students around the world are heading back to school these days. What’s your take on the differences between attending a public school/university and a Christian school/university?
seeing clearly
"Mom, turn the mirror so I can see better.” Riding behind me in the car, my son asked me to set the rearview mirror so he could see himself in it. When my adjustments did not allow him a full view of himself, he asked me to try again. After several attempts, I explained that the mirror was designed for…
redeeming illness
It’s easy to miss today’s short passage when reading the book of Galatians. We rightly focus on Paul’s important teaching that salvation is a gift from God, and nothing but faith (rather than keeping the Jewish law) is needed in order to receive it. These few verses in chapter 4, however, have a beauty all their own.
It seems that…
be His miracle
Hi guys, sharing this picture today because I went for a talk and was really moved.
I went for a talk during Overseas Christian Fellowship(OCF) today. :) The topic, presented by a man named Ron, was miracles. He mentioned that when God works a miracle, it doesn’t necessarily mean that something great has to happen in a snap. For instance,…
His Word produces life
Isaiah 55:3: Come to Me with your ears wide open. Listen, and you will find life. I will make an everlasting covenant with you. I will give you all the unfailing love I promised to David.
Have you thought about the power that is required to fuel the entire world? Take a moment and think about all the things in our…
reconciliation
Jacob conned his older twin brother and got his birthright (Genesis 25:29-33). Then he cheated Esau a second time when he tricked their father into giving him the blessings that belonged to Esau—the firstborn (Genesis 27:36). In anger, the older brother swore to kill Jacob (Genesis 27:41). So their mother advised Jacob to hide out at his uncle’s place (Genesis…
