Oct 28
“I am the good shepherd that lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep” John […]
Oct 26
“Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart” 2 Timothy 2:22 (NIV) ‘Flee’ doesn’t mean to just not partake in impure desires, it means to turn the other way and RUN! I heard a saying that rings […]
Oct 16
“Among all these soldiers there were seven hundred chosen men who were left-handed, each of whom could sling a stone at a hair and not miss” Judges 20:16 (NIV) These men were called upon to fight for the Israelite army. I guarantee that these soldiers didn’t “just happen” to be good at the sling shot. […]
Oct 14
“The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you.” 2Timothy4:22(NIV) I’m not exactly sure what Paul meant by this verse, but I do have an understanding about ‘grace’. ‘Grace’ reminds me of the word “room”. Room to grow. Room to make mistakes, learn from them and start over. Room to sin, confess it and ask God to keep changing me. Helping me to […]
Oct 6
” Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up” Galatians 6:9 (NIV) Today’s verse does not imply that doing good will give us immediate results. “At the proper time” could be hours or decades from now. So I guess […]