Some people are naturally powerful. They can lift heavy loads and just as easily open jars of mayonnaise. Some demonstrate emotional strength in the event of sudden emergency and others show endurance during a long, slow illness. The dictionary defines strength, power, and endurance like this: Strength: The capacity of an object or substance to …
The human brain is arguably one of the most complex organisms that God has ever designed. Did you know: The human brain is composed of approximately 78% water, 10% lipids, 8% protein, 1% carbohydrates, 2% soluble organics, 1% inorganic salt? From the time of birth, a baby’s brain will grow three times in the course …
Recently, anger seems an overwhelming part of our cultural, political, and personal rhetoric. Should we be concerned, or is anger an appropriate response to perceived injustices? The Anger of the Lord I will punish the world for its evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; I will put an end to the pomp of the …
According to the Pew Research Center, 55 percent of Americans say that they pray every day. However, their prayers may not be the kind of prayers that Jesus taught the disciples to pray. From the Expositor’s Bible: Colossians and Philemon, written in 1902: Many people’s notion is that prayer is urging our wishes on God, and that His …
This is the glorious power of the resurrection – the historical reality that Jesus Christ rose from the dead. As Christians, we believe that God has spoken to us through His Word. We believe His Word is true. And the Bible says that Jesus Christ rose from the grave. This changes everything. Ultimately, Christianity is far …
The Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. Genesis 2:7 When God created Adam, He made a corpse from the dust of the ground. Then He breathed life (or spirit) into it. And this is how …
Watch and pray… (Matthew 26:41, NIV) Jesus gave the command to watch and pray: “This is what you must do.” But the disciples do not obey His command and they enter into temptation. That’s our position, isn’t it? We have not kept the command of Christ. All of us have sinned in many ways. We …
Through church history and even among our varied denominations, people often use words like, “The Lord spoke to me,” or “I heard the Spirit say,” and still yet, “. They presuppose one thing: God still speaks. Speaking and hearing are two communication means. To speak is to say words. To hear is to listen or …
There may be many of us who wonder what love looks like. You did not see it modeled at home. You have found it difficult to sustain relationships. So you want to know what love looks like. Well, 1 Corinthians 13 is the place to begin. Paul gives seven distinguishing marks of genuine love in these verses. …
Think about all that God’s love has done: God made us alive with Christ. God raised us up with Christ. God seated us in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus. We are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works (Ephesians 2:5, 6, 7, 10). O that God would bring you to a place, not …
