Faith

Scripture Be of good cheer, daughter; your faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that hour. ~Matthew 9:22, NKJV Quote “Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.” ~Augustine We know that it is impossible to please God…

Worry And Anxiety

Scripture Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are? Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? ~Matthew 6:26-27, NLT Quote The happiest people in the world are those who…

The Antidote to Fear

Scripture When I am afraid, I will trust in You. ~Psalm 56:3, CSB Quote Trust is God is the antidote to fear, because the reality of God is greater than the reality of the object that causes us to fear. ~John Goldingay My mother taught me Psalm 56:3 when I was a small boy. I think…

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Scripture If the way you live isn’t consistent with what you {say you} believe, then it is wrong. ~Romans 14:23, MSG Quote Your beliefs shape your values; your values shape your life. Our life is a clearly crafted picture picture book of our creed. ~Franklin Graham I am convicted by many things that I read.…

Oops!

Scripture Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. ~Revelation 2:5, NIV Quote God speaks to those who are ready and willing to listen. ~Billy Graham I just finished the Revelation…

Good Old Fashioned Faith

Scripture Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. ~Colossians 3:12, NIV Quote True transformation in Jesus is not a quick fix or a fad. It is a lifetime of quiet, gradual transformation into the likeness of Christ. ~ Monica La Rose [ODB] I get…

Socratic Paradox

Scripture For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known. ~1 Corinthians 13:12, LSB Quote “I know that I know nothing.” ~Plato I was laying in bed the other night thinking about…

Grace And Means

Scripture If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him! ~Luke 11:13, ESV Quote Everything is grace, but still it must be kept in mind that God is pleased to work by means. ~John…

Greater Works

Scripture “I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in Me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father.” ~John 14:12, NLT Quote God made humans receptacles, and unless we learn to receive, the Christ life will be impossible for us. ~Calvin…

The Shield Of Faith

Scripture Hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil. ~Ephesians 6:16, NLT Quote The life of a holy man is a continual warfare with sin, the world, the flesh and the devil. ~John Charles Ryle There is no doubt that the Christian life is a war and faith is…