Do you base your faith on what other people do or what the Holy Spirit tells you either through direct revelation or God’s Word? In Mark 9:14-28, a man brought his demon possessed son to Jesus for healing but he wasn’t quite sure Jesus could pull it off because Jesus’ disciples had tried to cast the…
Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. (Galatians 5:25) God often brings a friend or another person to mind. I found through experience that means I need to reach out to that friend to make sure they are OK. I remember when the name of a…
Do you remember the old hymn that sings “Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, sweetest name I know?”I remember it very well and love it. However this past week I realized the message from the song I grew up with is still prevalent in my life today. The name of Jesus has tremendous power. When we…
“You know, Jesus wept.” Did I just hear the woman right? Yes, I was eavesdropping on a telephone conversation at our neighborhood workout facility. It’s difficult to avoid hearing what anyone else is doing at this small exercise facility. Private conversations probably need to take place outside the room. But as this woman mentioned…
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38-39) The…