Our grandson is almost two years old and isn’t aware of how much his parents do. They wash his clothes, buy and prepare meals, and keep the house clean. All this happens on a regular basis without the child understanding. Yet the child’s awareness does not negate what is going on. We often are like …
Do you need restoration in your life? Do you long for restoration to transform your life and set your feet on a different path? If you do, you are not alone. The good news is our Lord Jesus is in the restoration business. This is why Jesus came. He came to pay the price for …
Have you ever been in a situation where you had to depend on the Lord during a time of need? If you have, how did that change your life? How did that help your faith to grow? What did that teach you about God and yourself? Below are just a few people in the Bible …
Have you ever involved someone in your work when it was easier to do it yourself, but you did so to teach another person? When Jesus performed His first miracle, He involved other people, although He did not need their help. Jesus was at a wedding and his mother came to him telling him the …
Have you ever wondered why God placed you on this earth at a certain time? Why not a 1000 years earlier or 50 years later? Solomon wrote in Ecclesiastes 3:2 There is a time to be born and a time to die. [1] Solomon speaks that our very life is placed in motion by God …
One day Jesus was at a wedding and His mother informed him the wine had run out. John 2:1The next day there was a wedding celebration in the village of Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, 2 and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the celebration. 3 The wine supply ran out during the …
How have relationships with others shaped your life? Are there relationships in your life you need to repair or spend more time with? There is nothing in life more important than relationships. In many ways’ relationships are like an old car because they need constant maintenance to keep them working. Just like cars don’t fix …
John was a Jewish man who had gone from being a “son of thunder” (Mark 3:17) to a disciple that spoke of love. Many of his fellow Jews had a preconceived idea of what Messiah would be and Jesus didn’t match it. This is why so many had rejected Jesus as Messiah. John wanted them …
John begins his Gospel with Jesus being present at creation. Everything that was created was created through Him. This takes place in Genesis 1 and 2, but by Genesis 3 humankind had sinned and corrupted creation. Humankind’s relationship with God was broken. But God had promised a solution then and John presents this solution to …
Have you ever been rejected by another person or a group? As a child, did you ever feel alone on the playground? Life can be very cruel and we long to fit in and be accepted. No one likes to be rejected and even Jesus experienced rejection. It is hard to believe that the only …