We know that God's children do not make a practice of sinning, for God's son holds them securely, and the evil one cannot touch them. We know that we are children of God and that the world around us is under control of the evil one. (1 John 5:18-19 NLT) Everyone has sinned. (Romans 3:23) … Continue reading A Practice of Sinning
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Prayer’s ultimate motive
And even when you ask, you don’t get [what you want] because your motives are all wrong—you want only what will give you pleasure. (James 4:3 NLT) How often do we think about our motives when we come to God in prayer? And even if we are conscious of our motives, and even if they're … Continue reading Prayer’s ultimate motive
Focus
When you take a picture of something and there's a lot of other distracting stuff in the background, there's an editing feature you can use to make the background fuzzy and ensure that the intended subject of your photo is clear. Good analogy for life. Sometimes the little things start to take the focus off … Continue reading Focus
Conscience
What is conscience? One way it's defined is as the "inner sense of what is right". I find it amazing that the fact that humans generally have an "inner sense of what is right" isn't enough to prove that we were created and didn't just evolve from amoebas. How can something evolve to the point … Continue reading Conscience
Abundant Life
Jesus said he came so that we could have life. And "have it more abundantly". (John 10:10) The dictionary defines abundant as "more than adequate…over sufficient…abounding…richly supplied". If you are a child of God's through the blood of his Son, you know exactly what this means. When you come to understand that you're a sinner, … Continue reading Abundant Life
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