I use the social network site Facebook to keep up with family and friends. It’s nice to see what’s going on in folk's lives, to see if they have joys to relate or problems that need prayer. It’s also a good way to find out people's opinions on topics of the day. Because the people …
Tag: Devotion
Out of Time
Jeremiah 15:1-3 The people of Judah reached a very disturbing place. They tried God’s patience for hundreds of years, and now they had reached the end. God declared judgment on them; a judgment from which He would not relent. Study 15:1 – Then the LORD said to me, “Even if Moses and Samuel stood before …
Salvation: The Fulfillment
We’ve looked at our need for salvation and God’s plan for our salvation. Finally, we’ll look at God’s fulfillment of our salvation which is through Jesus Christ. We know that Jesus was the perfect sacrifice for us. Because He was fully man, He could die in our place. And because He was also fully God, …
Dangerous Comfort
We know the story of Jonah and the big fish. God told Jonah to go preach to the people of Nineveh, but Jonah didn’t like that idea. The citizens of Nineveh were known for their cruelty, and Jonah was angry God would choose to offer them mercy. He decided to rebel and hopped a boat …
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Jeremiah 2:9-13 Do you believe in God? Whom do you consider as God? Is He an actual person or just some great powerful being somewhere out there? The people of Jeremiah’s day had a problem deciding who God really was and what priority He should have in their lives. Are we like them? Many people …
Salvation: The Plan
Last month, we looked at our need for salvation. Because of man’s sin in the Garden of Eden, all of his descendents were cursed with a sin nature. Romans 3:23 and 6:23 tell us that “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,” and that the results or “wages of sin is …
Friends
Proverbs 17:17 Do you consider yourself someone who has many friends? Are you sure that each person you call a friend, truly is one? Over the years, I’ve been hurt by people whom I thought were friends. The betrayal cut deeply until I took a hard look at our relationships and realized we weren’t friends …
Black & White with Shades of Gray 