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Abandonment to Christ

JOHN 6:66-68 – After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him. So Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you want to go away as well?” Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.”   THEME OF THE DAY:  ABANDONMENT TO CHRIST.   The context of today’s scripture…

The Christian Life: All About Transformation

2 CORINTHIANS 3:18 – And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.”   THEME OF THE DAY:  THE CHRISTIAN LIFE: ALL ABOUT TRANSFORMATION.  Let’s face it. Human beings are somewhat resistant to change.  We…

Keep Our Eyes On Jesus

HEBREWS 12:1-2 – Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the…

At The End of Our Ropes

2 CORINTHIANS 1:8–10 – For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises…

Do We Think About It?

How often do we think about the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus?  Did it cross our minds the past few days?  Past week?  Month?  Is the Lord’s return a regular topic of meditation and thought?

Don’t Make Him Like Us

ISAIAH 55:6-9 – “Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near; let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your…