The Blessing of Our Relationship with God
Like many of us, my friend, Omar, is very disappointed by the state of our world today, but his pessimism seems to be increasing. He often talks about how cruel…
Category: Your Relationship with God
Seek the Lord without Ceasing
1 Chronicles 16:11 (NLT)“Search for the Lord and for his strength; continually seek him.” We learn a great deal from our biological parents about the kind of relationship that God…
Are You a Slave to Money?
1Timothy 6:10 (NLT)“For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with…
God’s Laws and Order
1 Timothy 1:9 (NLT) “For the law was not intended for people who do what is right. It is for people who are lawless and rebellious, who are ungodly and…
The Greatness of God
As believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, we often talk about the goodness of God, but we must also be intimately familiar with the greatness of God as well. God…
Nurturing Our Closeness with God
In our most common relationships with other people, we make all kinds of efforts to keep those friendships, partnerships, and other relationships strong. It is very important that we take…
Understanding God’s Gift of Righteousness
The love of God changes us in phenomenal ways, and one of those ways is the reality that we are made righteous in Christ when we give our lives to…
Jesus Christ, the Same, Yesterday, Today, and Forever
Our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ informs all the best decisions we make in life. One of the reasons for this is because following the example that Christ left…
The Kingdom of God Is Near
From the very beginning, with Adam, the first man, and throughout human history, our Heavenly Father has been more than incredibly patient with us. His plan all along was to…
Radical for God
Romans 4:20-21(NIV) tells us that Abraham, “did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded…