People that build us up are especially important on our life journey. They are interested in us when others may not be. They inspire us when we feel like giving up and listen when we just need someone to talk to. If you have had someone like that in your life, you have been blessed. …
Have you ever experienced God’s intervention? What were some ways the Lord has intervened in your life? Where do you need God’s intervention today? As we read the Scriptures, we discover that God is a God of Intervention. Here are just a few stories you may be familiar with. God intervened and saved the life …
In the middle of a story about healing, Jesus inserts an unexpected comment. Matthew 8: 11 I say to you that many Gentiles will come from east and west, and will sit down to feast at the table, and enjoy God’s promises with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven because they accepted Me as Savior, 12 while the sons and heirs …
I remember meeting a man several years ago who was suffering from stage four cancer. At this time, he was expected to live less than one year. His life as he knew it would never be the same. There would be no more days of going to work and routine activities that had filled his …
A Roman Centurion, or officer commanding a hundred men, came to Jesus with a request for healing for a sick servant. Jesus graciously offers to go to physically lay hands on the sick man. But the Centurion has a surprising answer: Matthew 8: 8 But the centurion replied to Him, “Lord, I am not worthy to …
Matthew 8: 5 When Jesus returned to Capernaum, a Roman officer came and pleaded with him, 6 “Lord, my young servant lies in bed, paralyzed and in terrible pain.”7 Jesus said, “I will come and heal him.” What do you think about when you see the word healed? The word Jesus uses for “heal” is translated from the Greek word therapeuo. This …
Have you reached a point of desperation and cried out to the Lord? As we go through life’s journey it is not unusual for any of us to cry out to the Lord. When I was in my mid-twenties, I was in a major car accident when another car hit my vehicle at 70 miles …
Have you ever thought about how God went before you to draw you to faith? Maybe it was a parent, a grandparent, a teacher, friend, stranger, a Gospel tract, or a Bible in a hotel room that introduced you to Jesus. How God went before you is unique to your spiritual journey. Paul tells us …
I remember an elderly gentleman that was very ill and near death, yet he was filled with joy and hope. How could that be? This man was filled with hope because he knew Jesus as his Lord and Savior. He may have been near death, but he was also near to being with the Lord …
Have you ever noticed the hand of God guiding your life? A job ends causing you to move hundreds of miles to start a new job. The Lord opens doors there that wouldn’t have been possible before. You suffer from a health difficulty and in the process the Lord gives you a new empathy for …