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THE ROAR OF THE CROWD – PEOPLE ARE WATCHING!

BIBLE PASSAGE: Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set … Continue reading

ARE YOU CAUSING OTHERS TO TRIP AND FALL?

BIBLE PASSAGE: “Whoever loves his brother lives in the light, and there is nothing in him to make him stumble.” (1 John 2:10) MEDITATION: Remember when you were young and enjoyed tripping someone? You weren’t doing it to be mean or to hurt someone; you just enjoyed the humor of seeing them stumble. In most … Continue reading

IS IT TIME FOR AN OVERHAUL OF YOUR MIND?

BIBLE PASSAGE: “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – His good, pleasing and perfect will.” (Romans 12:2) MEDITATION: Have you ever started to do something, and thought to … Continue reading

WHO IS YOUR BEST FRIEND?

BIBLE PASSAGE: “We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.” We write this to make our joy complete. (1 John 1:3-4) MEDITATION: When you are good friends with someone, and you … Continue reading

DO YOU NEED A PERSONAL GPS FOR GUIDANCE?

BIBLE PASSAGE: “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.” (Galatians 2:20) MEDITATION: We have seen the development of ‘computer-controlled driving’ of automobiles … Continue reading

RENEWAL: OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW!

BIBLE PASSAGE: The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean. How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead … Continue reading

IS GOD NEARBY? WHAT ARE HIS LIMITATIONS?

BIBLE PASSAGE: “If I go up to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in the depths, You are there.” (Psalm 139:8) MEDITATION: If someone were to ask you, “Where is God?” what would you say? Would you point to the sky and say something like,     “The Old Man is … Continue reading

DO YOU HAVE A THIRST FOR SOMETHING YOU CANNOT IDENTIFY OR FIND?

BIBLE PASSAGE: “Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” (Psalm 51:10) MEDITATION: When we make a purchase, we want it to have the best quality we can buy, don’t we? We don’t want a piece of furniture with hidden flaws that cause it to wear out too … Continue reading

GOD’S HOLINESS: MY SINS AND GOD’S FORGIVENESS

BIBLE PASSAGE: “In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple.” (Isaiah 6:1) MEDITATION: Would you like to enlarge your understanding of God’s presence? We would really like to see the magnitude of His presence wouldn’t … Continue reading

AM I TOO OLD AND MATURE TO BECOME A CHILD?

BIBLE PASSAGE: At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the … Continue reading

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