Give Them Heaven

Scripture We’ve been given a glimpse of the real thing, our true home, our resurrection bodies! The Spirit of God whets our appetite by giving us a taste of what’s ahead. He puts a little of heaven in our hearts so that we’ll never settle for less. ~2 Corinthians 5:4-5, MSG Quote Earth has no…

Following Jesus

Scripture “Where I am going, you will not be able to follow, but one day you will.” ~John 13:36, The Passion Bible Quote By and by, through the shining portals, Turning our feet, We shall walk, with the glad immortals, Heav’n’s golden street. ~Mary B. Slade This is Jesus speaking to His disciples prior to…

Rooms Available!

Scripture When the servant returned, he said, “Master, I’ve done what you told me, and there is still plenty of room for more people.” ~Luke 14:22, CEV Quote God is infinite is wisdom, power, dominion, resources and attributes. ~Ya’akov We have all been in situations where there was not enough room. Most of us have stood…

I’m Not After Gold Or Pearls

Scripture “He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.” ~Revelation 1:4, NLT Quote Sinners we are and sinner we will be until we draw our final breath. Our absolute perfection is yet to come but the…

City Of God

Scripture Yahweh loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwelling places of Jacob. Glorious things are spoken of you, O city of God. ~Psalm 87:2-3, LSB Quote No man can be perfectly happy in this life. ~Augustine It took Augustine 14 years to write the CITY OF GOD which was his most notable work.…

At Ease From Dread

Scripture “But he who listens to me shall dwell securely and will be at ease from the dread of evil.” ~Proverbs 1:33, LSB Quote You lie too near the Father’s heart for Him to hurt you. ~John Flavel I believe it is God and His indwelling grace that has given me a distaste for evil. I am…

The Gate Keeper

Scripture By his death, Jesus opened a new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Most Holy Place. ~Hebrews 10:20, NLT Quote Consider the blessed Son of God who came down to this lower world, lived among us, died for us so as to open the kingdom of heaven to all believers. ~Henry Scougal I…

The City of God

Scripture Abraham was confidently looking forward to a city with eternal foundations, a city designed and built by God. ~Hebrews 11:10, NLT Quote Our contemporaries aspire to build a universal society of men, a one world government of peace and prosperity without Christ. ~Etienne Gilson Visigoth general Alaric in the summer of 410, besieged Rome…

Give Them Heaven

Scripture He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.” ~Revelation 21:4, NLT Quote Heaven is so infinitely glorious and our finite minds so limited, that we only dimly receive its grandeur. ~William F. Graham Dallas Willard’s…

My Yoke Is Easy

Scripture Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy to bear, and the…