Jesus. The Way, the Truth, and the Life.
Check out Mark’s latest poem. This is good stuff. Who Knows?
Whatever you’ve done, whatever your life experiences—God still loves you. He knows everything about you, and me, and He still accepts us and loves us unconditionally. What a miracle.
A poem by Mark.
Should we direct our prayers to Jesus, the Holy Spirit, or God the Father? Or does it matter?
When we pray, should we direct our prayers to Jesus? Or should we direct them to the Holy Spirit? Or should we pray to God the Father? Or does it matter at all?
Check out the model for prayer, found in Scripture.
Do you know Him?
Do You Know Him?
21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’
23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’ ”
Matthew 7:21-23 (ESV)
Knowledge of the Bible not accompanied by action is a dangerous thing.
21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’
23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.'”
Isaiah 7:21-23 (ESV)
If you have knowledge of the Word, but your life shows no evidence of it, you should be concerned.
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Psalm 16 tells us that when we have troubles, we should seek God before we do anything else.
This Psalm boosts my spirits. Why? Because I have a tendency to worry, to wonder why by bosses speak down to me, to obsess about potential illnesses . . . the list goes on forever.
This Psalm starts by reminding us that when we have troubles, our first line of defense should be God. I tend to yell, bang on things, exercise, sleep – anything to alleviate my frustrations – anything, that is, but go to God. Why? Stupidity, I guess. As my pastor put it this last Sunday, God should always be our first line of defense.
1 Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
2 I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord . . .
Psalm 16:1 (ESV)
The Psalm ends with the same type of reminder, with a little different twist. Not only should God be our first line of defense, but in Him we will discover eternal life.
11You make known to me the path of life;
in your presence there is fullness of joy;
at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Psalm 16:11
If we trust God and know Him, He will show us the path of life. David knew this, and Scripture affirms it. God will reveal Himself to us if we seek Him.
21Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him.
Having a consistent refuge and access to eternal life seems like a no-brainer to me. Choose life.