“Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and ...
Read More »A Personal Letter Signed: Your Friend, The King
Your Friend, The King: This is the signature of every passage found in God’s Word! In John 15, Jesus reveals to us that when we invite Him into our life, He becomes not only our King–He makes Himself our Friend: No one has greater love [no one has shown stronger affection] ...
Read More »Praying in the Heart
In the Orthodox Church there is a popular prayer among monastics called the Jesus Prayer, which is “Lord Jesus Christ Son of God have mercy on me a sinner.” In this prayer is contained every element one needs in a prayer. For instance “Lord” is acknowledging God as ruler of all creation, ...
Read More »Believers Needn’t Fear God’s Wrath
But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands. Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that ...
Read More »The Last Call
I heard of a man who pulled into a gas station to fill his vehicle full of gas; the young gas attendant came to meet the needs of the driver. The Lord put the burden on the driver’s heart to share Jesus with the young man. The burden grew heavier ...
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