the Father's heart

"He will not abandon sinners-this is His goodness; but will reclaim them, chasten them, make them walk in his way-this is his uprightness."

Paul said he took pleasure in his weakness for "When I am weak, then I am strong." When we admit we are weak and run to God, who is strong,

if what this person (Jesus) says is true, then He is Lord, and much more than a wise and moral teacher

As Christ-followers, we must not lose sight of God. He knows the truth. He is in control now and always.

Then Esau ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck and kissed him. And they both wept. Genesis 33:4 When Isaac was forty years old, he mar...

For you are free, yet you are God's slaves... 1 Peter 2:16 I started my journal every morning for the past week with "Good morning, Lord! I am a servant of C...

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of dark...

(Photo by Sushobhan Badhai on Unsplash) Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold the new has come. 2 Corinthia...

I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inherit...

... because He submitted Himself to death, and was counted among the rebels; yet He bore the sin of many and interceded for the rebels. Isaiah 53:12 When Jes...

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 5:1 Adam's sin brought condemnation to ev...

For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. 1 Corinthians 15:22 I've been a Christian for much of my life and learned early on that, as a be...

(Photo by Jens Johnsson on Unsplash) And God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. Genesis 1:27 ...

I have called you by name, you are mine. Isaiah 43:1 Who are you? When Coach Harrison in the movie, Overcomer was asked that question, he said he was a coach...

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 I was sitting on a rock with my feet submerged in the rushing water from the stream at t...

(Photo by Johann Siemens on Unsplash) The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory ...

While we wait for the blessed hope--the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ Titus 2:13 In my last post, I talked about the Day of th...

(Photo by Mikael Kristenson on Unsplash) For you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 1 Thessalonians 5:2 The Day of ...

Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker Psalm 96:6 I woke up one morning with the line, "I'm just a beggar in the presence o...

Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. 1 Peter 3:15 When I first began interacting with...