Have you been moving forward in your Christian walk? Or do you struggle to enjoy a real relationship with God? Too often Christians consider the act of salvation to be an intellectual decision and not a transformational one. Often, even when we logically know all that and we feel the Holy Spirit within us, the...
James 1:2-3 (NIV) Trials and Temptations 2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. There are times when we must keep going when we just feel like we can’t. Have you ever said, ” I just don’t know how much...
Adam Clarke Commentary He that is mighty hath done to me great things – Or, miracles, μεγαλεια . As God fills her with his goodness, she empties herself to him in praises; and, sinking into her own nothingness, she ever confesses that God alone is all in all. Holy is his name – Probably the word which Mary used...
Instead of being a source of joy and delight, opening God’s Word was an activity filled with guilt and failure. It paralyzed me and left me feeling less than for not having the amazing “quiet times” everyone else around me seemed to be having. They believe that just by nature of being a Christian, Bible...
Psalm 139:1-16 I matter because God knows me, God is present with me, God created me and God guides me. You are not an accident. You matter to God. Even before the universe was created, God had you in mind, and he planned you for His purposes. These purposes will extend far beyond the few...
Reading: 1 Peter 1:3-12 Peter helps us gain some insight into how to live an authentic Christ-centred faith in the midst of some difficult times. The question is not if we have faith, everyone has faith. Sooner or later the storms of life will begin to blow and then the question becomes will the...
