“Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap the fruit of unfailing love,and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the Lord,until he comes and showers his righteousness on you.” (Hosea 10:12, NIV) One of my favorite singing groups in the church of my youth, was the Ambassadors for Christ. I loved this group not simply for their outstanding musical abilities, …
Reap Later When we were children, we loved to play with boomerangs. When you throw a boomerang, it will return to you. Boomerangs remind me of the principle of sowing and reaping. The Word of God lovingly declares, “Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.” …
“For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” (Luke 2:11 New King James Version (NKJV). When reflecting on this scripture, I think of the lyrics to and old Christmas song, which joyously proclaims “it’s the most wonderful time of the year.” Nevertheless, despite …
“Do not repay anyone evil for evil.” This simple scripture (Romans 12:17a, New International Version (NIV)) reverberates with Godly wisdom and sound advice, and yet for many believers, it is one of the most difficult to put into practice. If you live long enough, no matter what your position or station in life, most assuredly, …
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. (Ephesians 4:32, New International Version (NIV)). Dear ones, this scripture is one of the shortest in the Christian Bible, but it is loaded with wisdom. We live in a world that is inundated with self-help gurus, many of whom …
…I Come to Thee Hebrews 4:16 New International Version (NIV) tells the believer, “Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” When I was a child, I would frequently hear my grandmother and her friends sing …
“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you” (Luke 6:38, New International Version (NIV)). The Christmas season is here and we are excited once more, as the world …
Our Spiritual Vaccine Hebrews 11:1 New International Version (NIV) tells us all, “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” There are so many things we experience in our natural world that remain invisible to the naked eye. We cannot see the wind, but we feel breezes …
13Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. 14 For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. 15 According to …
