Posts Tagged ‘Faith’
Chapter 4 – Trusting in the Silence
“All their life in this world and all their adventures had only been the cover and the title page: now at last they were beginning Chapter One of the Great Story which no one on earth has read: which goes on for ever: in which every chapter is better than the one before.” ― C.S.…
Read MoreKnowing Is Not Enough (2)
Acquaint now thyself with Him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee. Job 22:21 Eliphaz is trying to tell Job what he needed to do. He wants Job to repent and be reconciled to God, to submit to Him, as opposed to questioning and accusing Him, and to be at peace…
Read MoreKnowing Is Not Enough (1)
He that hath My commandments, and KEEPETH them, he it is that loveth Me: and he that loveth Me shall be loved of My Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. John 14:21 Knowing is not enough. James 1:22 states that we must be doers of the word, and not…
Read MoreBe Anxious for Nothing
FrontLine January/February 2018 | VOLUME 28 | NUMBER 1 In the last nine verses of Matthew 6 Jesus says “take no thought” two times. Jesus doesn’t command thoughtlessness. Jesus commands His followers not to worry. The Prince of Peace calls us to peace and gives to us a “peace … which passeth all understanding” (Phil.…
Read MoreDiscouragement
George Stiekes Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? Psalm 43:5 Everyone faces discouragement at one time or another, even Christians. The psalmist David was a proven warrior. At one occasion, he claims that the Lord is the strength of his life, Of whom shall I be…
Read MoreThe Best Questions to Ask in Terrible Times of Terror
Matt Recker I have been asked many times in these terrible days of terror, “Why would God allow this if He is all-powerful and good? Or, “What is God doing?” Others question, “Where is God when that awful terror is happening? How can He let that happen?" These are the natural questions to ask, but…
Read MoreThe Ten Commandments of James for Times of Despair, Death & Devastation
Matt Recker James 4:7-10 In such a time as this, as our hearts mourn the destruction of hurricanes throughout our land and the horror of the murderous rampage in Las Vegas, we may wonder how to respond. One Bible passage that gives a wonderful heart response are the “Ten Commandments” of James 4:7-10. 7 Submit…
Read MoreReligion or Relationship? (Part 2)
George Stiekes Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love; therefore with loving-kindness have I drawn thee (Jeremiah 31:3). We all know that religion will never get anyone into heaven. If God chose not to act on our behalf, no one would get into heaven. He is the first and only “Cause” and He…
Read MoreReligion or Relationship?
George Stiekes I have heard of Thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth Thee. Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes. Job 42:5-6 Jerusalem was crowded with visitors at one of the annual pilgrim feasts. Jeremiah’s Temple Address focused on God’s chastening against those who chose to…
Read MoreGod’s Answer to Tormenting Fear
Bud Steadman Fear is perhaps the oldest negative human emotion, based on the experience of our first parents in Genesis 3:10. From the moment Adam and Eve separated themselves from their Creator through an act of disobedience, man has been haunted by fear. While there is a righteous fear of God that leads to blessing,…
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