GOD IS FAITHFUL
God intends to be faithful to us. If we will hold on and keep on holding on, God will be faithful to us.Hebrews 3:6’But Christ is faithful as a son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold on to our courage and the hope of which we boast.’There is a key…
HOLDING ON AND DEVELOPING OUR CHARACTER
DOING OUR OWN THINGIf we don’t hold on to God we end up doing our own thing. We end up doing what seems good to us. In a sense we let go of God and do our own thing. Have you ever felt like you are doing all the right things, but it is just…
HOLDING ON TO WHAT GOD HAS GIVEN US
WHAT YOU HOLD ONTO WILL TAKE HOLD OF YOUThis is a very interesting phenomenon. If we will hold onto things, eventually those things will take hold of us. The issue is where we will place the emphasis in our lives. If we hold onto money, eventually money will take hold of us and influence us…
KEEP ON HOLDING ON
Recently I received an email, and the sender told me that they were at their wits end. They just wanted to give up. This feeling is something that we all have to face in the course of life. I want to encourage you today and remind you to HOLD ON. It is as we HOLD…
RELY ON HIS FAITHFULNESS
As we trust God we need to constantly remind ourselves of this great aspect of His character – His faithfulness. Faithfulness, by explanation, is the concept of God remaining unfailingly loyal to someone (you), and then putting that loyalty into consistent practice regardless of circumstances.1 Corinthians 1:9’God is faithful!’The will of God will never take…
SEE THINGS IN THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE
There was a time in the history of the nation of Israel that a giant called Goliath would come out and shout across the valley and threaten them. When the nation heard these rantings they were filled with fear.1 Samuel 17:11’When Saul and the Israelites heard this, they were terrified and deeply shaken.’ One day…
TRUST, AND DO NOT BE AFRAID!
SCRIPTURE READING:Isaiah 12:2’Surely God is my Salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The LORD, the LORD Himself, is my Strength and my Defense; He has become my Salvation.’ INTRODUCTION: FEAR IS PART OF LIFELife has many uncertainties as well as many unexpected and unforeseen aspects, and this can often leave us with a sense of…
HE HAS AND IS DOING A WORK WITHIN YOU – EMBRACE IT!
It is such a wonderful joy to know that He is at work within each one of us.Colossians 2:11-13 ‘When you came to Christ, you were “circumcised”, but not by a physical procedure. Christ performed a spiritual circumcision – the cutting away of your sinful nature. For you were buried with Christ when you were baptized….
IT’S ALL ABOUT JESUS!
DON’T BE DECEIVEDColossians 2:8 ‘Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ.’ (New Living Translation) There is a danger that we can be deceived. I love the phrase: ‘Don’t let anyone capture you…’ What are the…
JESUS – OUR EVERYTHING
Scripture Reading: Colossians 2:6-15’So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in Him, rooted and built up in Him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on…