Seeking Jesus in our desperation can be a time of spiritual breakthrough in our life. I believe we all experience times of distress in our life to various degrees. The question is, “Will you let the Lord use this desperation to change your life?” After decades of being away from worship, a man I came …
God wants more for us to fulfill the destiny He has for us. An evangelist friend says, “Many people are satisfied with crumbs when they could eat steak.” There was a time in my life when I was also satisfied with just crumbs in a spiritual sense. But God was calling me into deeper water; …
Our heart affects our understanding. This becomes more evident as we journey through life. Nothing affects our life more than how we respond to the call of Jesus in our life. Some may respond as young people, others later in life, and others not at all. All of us are a work in progress as …
Jesus climbs into the boat with us. This is comforting because this is what He does in our life. I remember when I was a little boy, we all gathered around the dinner table to eat our evening meal. My grandmother had just passed away, and my mother was crying as we said our prayers. …
Jesus walks on what we fear. This gives us perspective as we encounter the trials of life. What do you fear? You may be afraid of death. Revelation 1:18I (Jesus) am the living one. I died but look—I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and the grave. [1] Children …
Jesus protects us in the storms of life. We may not think about this until a trial is upon us. When we think of the storms of life, we immediately think of physical protection and forget about spiritual protection. We live in a sinful world, and people are injured or killed in storms of life …
Jesus comes to us in our struggles. I find this reassuring. You can always ask the Lord what to do if you are in a battle. As we struggle, it may seem the Lord is far away, yet He is with us. He is closer than a mother with an infant child. God may answer …
Recharging through prayer is an aspect of our Christian faith that can make a significant difference in our life. It is not unusual to have a mountain top spiritual experience followed by a time of a spiritual low. Mountain top experiences can be spiritually draining. While they energize, they may mask fatigue. Spiritually, we are …
Jesus has power over death! Sometimes with all that is going on in the world, we don’t take time to thank the Lord for what He has done. Jesus conquered sin, death, and the devil through His death on the cross and resurrection. He was victorious! We begin a new life when we place our …
Jesus touches the untouchable. This was one of the reasons that the Pharisees criticized Jesus. They thought that if you touched an unclean person, you would become unclean. Thus, they would not minister to anyone they considered unclean. Jesus, on the other hand, came to reach out to those society considered untouchable. Jesus was willing …