What we do in our last hour or the last part of our life gives insight into who we are. I remember an older lady in our church who, in the latter part of her life, could not get out due to health reasons. Because of this, she transitioned into a fulltime intercessor, or prayer …
As I write this, it is the anniversary of the death of my maternal grandfather. My mother told me that during the last few days of his life, he was able to see two angelic beings by his bed. He described them as two strong young men. In the last hours of his life, the …
Have you ever had a time in your life when you were stubborn? Sometimes it is hard to let go of what we are doing, especially when someone is pointing out we are headed in the wrong direction. In our heart we know we are wrong, but we just keep going anyway because we don’t …
I remember hearing a testimony of young man who was a sailor. He was a drunk, rude, self-centered and anti-Christian. But God had other plans for this young man. To his dismay, his bunkmate happened to be Christian and never gave up on him no matter how rude he was. There came a day when …
My in-laws had a small apple orchard on their farm, but what kind of fruit did it produce? Each year the fruit was examined as it was picked. Year after year the orchard had good fruit. What kind of fruit is your life producing? The good news is if you don’t like what you find, …
How do you react when your beliefs are challenged? When Pilate was speaking to Jesus on Good Friday, he made this comment. John 18:37 Pilate said, “So you are a king?” Jesus responded, “You say I am a king. Actually, I was born and came into the world to testify to the truth. All who love …
A few years ago, we took a mission trip to the mountains of Honduras and had a mini crusade in some of the small towns there. In one town a small crowd of about 100 people gathered in the city square to listen to Christian music. Following this, our speaker came and spoke about the …
Our heavenly Father loves to give His children gifts. Gifts are not something we earn or deserve but are given to us because God loves us so much. The Apostle Paul writes about the gift of faith. Ephesians 2:8 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it …
The Bible is filled with people whose hearts were changed because they repented. Repentance is turning from your sin and turning toward God where our true hope is. The prophet Jonah preached a short message to the people of Nineveh the capital of Assyria and the people repented. Their hearts were changed. Jonah 3:4 On the …
Have you ever sung or listened to the hymn Amazing Grace? “Amazing grace! How sweet the sound that sav’d a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found, Was blind, but now I see.” The hymn was written in 1779 by John Newton about his conversion to Christianity. When he wrote it, …