The Blessings of God and Being Content For the past week or so we have been talking about the spiritual blessing we have in Christ. Do you feel blessed? For many people the spiritual truths of scripture seem distant and theoretical. I hope that as you have been reading and thinking about our blessings from […]
We Were Chosen By God As His Inheritance There’s an interesting phrase that kids learn growing up. It’s “I’ve got dibs on that!” Its history is uncertain but it seems to have its origin in a 17th century game similar to the modern day Jacks game. Its origin may be unknown but the meaning of […]
You Are Blessed To Know This Mystery From God There’s a sense of privilege and power that comes with knowledge. This is particularly true when we know something first or before others don’t know it. When someone shares important news with us first it tells us that other person trusts us and values us. […]
Being Redeemed Is All About Being Liberated Rewards programs are very common today. The most popular are with airlines or credit card companies. The more you use their services the more quickly you earn a reward. The terminology used in claiming a reward is biblical! If you want to purchase something with the reward points […]
Adoption Is The Norm For the Family Of God Adoption is a wonderful solution to two tragic problems. Children, who by no fault of their own are without parents, experience the love and wholeness of being in a family. Parents unable to have their own children are able to experience the joy of parenting. It’s […]
The Father Blessed You By Choosing You One of the simplest joys in life is to be chosen. From our earliest days in school we were thrilled when our teacher chose us. It didn’t matter why. As soon as she said she needed a volunteer all hands were up. Remember lining up in gym class […]
Knowing The Father’s Blessings Will Bless You Life is like a roller coaster. We all have highs and lows. At times things seem like they’re spinning out of control. Others times it seems like we’re plugging along working our way up hill. What are we going to find at the top? Is there another hill […]