Posts made in August, 2023

Something You Can Do For God “Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.” Hebrews 13:15-16, NKJV One of our daily goals should be to bring some kind of pleasure to God. He does so much for us every day. He gives us life and life abundantly. All that we have,...

God Knows How You Feel “For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” Hebrews 4:15-16, NKJV There are some who feel that God is some far away entity that cannot begin to imagine how they feel in their suffering. They view God as...

God Still Has This “He existed before anything else, and He holds all creation together.” Colossians 1:17, NLT One might want to argue that the world is spinning out of control. With all the chaos in the world both globally and locally, those without faith, would argue even harder that there is no such thing as a God. They would argue, if there was, surely He would bring some order to all the chaos. When I read Colossians 1:17, I am...

Human Suffering Is More Normal Than Abnormal “Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you…” I Peter 4:12, NKJV Human suffering is covered throughout the Bible, both Old and New Testaments. It is so covered in God’s Word because human suffering has its earliest experiences in the Biblical Garden of Eden. Because of the sin and ultimate fall of...

Don’t Stop Doing Good “And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.” Galatians 6:9-10, NKJV As Christians, we can be tempted to just stop doing good because of the personal trials that we may be going through. The truth of the matter is that life can beat us down...