Through His sacrifice upon the cross, Jesus opens the throne of grace for us in heaven, changing how we can approach His throne. In the Old Testament, the temple had three main parts. The first was the outer court, then the Holy place where only the priest could enter, and God reserved the Most Holy …
Receiving God’s grace when you fail is a blessing from the Lord. It lifts us out of the muck and mire and places us on solid ground. Grace is God’s undeserved love and is not something we deserve but a gift from the Lord. We fail and must confess our sins to God and ask …
Jesus takes our punishment on the cross as our loving Savior. We should meditate on and be thankful for this. We could not pay the price for our sins, so the Lord, in His mercy, and grace, sent His Son Jesus into the world. Through His death, the Lord made a way for us to …
It is not a matter of if, but when, disappointment will happen in our life. How do you handle disappointment? Maybe you have experienced some disappointments in your life that took the wind out of your sails. It is not uncommon for people to be disappointed in a relationship, their station in life, or the …
Often, when I look at nature is when God amazes me. Have you had an opportunity to observe the stars on a clear evening and looked up with wonder at God’s creation? This is what the prophet Isaiah says about the stars. Isaiah 40:26Look up into the heavens. Who created all the stars? He brings …
One time, at a crusade, the main speaker was about to give the call of salvation after the message and it began to pour down rain. The open-air stadium was full, and people began to leave at the most critical time of the evening. The evangelist, Bruce Van Natta, lead the people prayer to stop …
Psalm 142: 5 So I cried out to you, Lord, my only hiding place. You’re all I have, my only hope in this life, my last chance for help. 6 Please listen to my heart’s cry, for I am low and in desperate need of you! Rescue me from all those who persecute me, for I am …