Knowing God Begins with Jesus
You cannot know God in fullness until you see Christ as God wants you to see him. Jesus said, “He who has seen me has seen the Father” (John 14:9 NKJV). We must see Jesus, not as man teaches, but as the Spirit reveals him to us, as God wants us to see and know…
Wake Up and Live Now!
Most of us are still dumb creatures looking to the future for fulfillment. We think some future event or change in our circumstances will bring us peace and joy. We say, “Just wait; my day is coming. Somehow, someday, somewhere…I don’t know what is out there for me, but it will happen.” We are like…
He Wants Us to Know His Voice
Those who truly know God have learned how to recognize his voice above all others. He wants you to be convinced that he desires to talk to you and tell you things you’ve never heard before. The Lord recently showed me that I was still wavering about hearing his voice. Oh, I know that he…
How to Navigate Doubt
Does doubt make us stronger? Is it ‘Christian’ to have doubts? There is very little I don’t doubt. Throughout my life and its many twists and turns, I have often been filled with doubts. The good news is that doubt isn’t going to rob you of the goodness of God. He won’t withhold himself from…
A Heart for Those Who Hurt Us
It’s one thing to invest in people who have never hurt us. It is another thing to be moved with compassion toward people who have wronged us. Consider this biblical story. “Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate; and they said to one another, ‘Why are we sitting here until…
Putting Limits on God’s Power
Scripture says of Israel, “Yes, again and again they tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel” (Psalm 78:41 NKJV). Israel turned away from God in unbelief. Likewise, I believe we limit God today with our doubts and unbelief. We trust God in most areas of our lives, but our faith always has boundaries…
As He Desires to Be Known
Jesus said, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known me, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?” (John 14:9 NKJV). We must see Jesus not as man teaches, but as the Spirit reveals him to us, as…
Victory through Christ
The glory of God and the worthiness of his Son are involved in his dealings with us. Hence everything that could possibly stand in the way of our eternal blessedness has been disposed of in such a manner as to secure the divine glory and furnish a triumphant answer to every plea of the enemy.…
Acceptance through Christ
For anyone to enjoy settled peace, he must cease from self and harken to God’s Word and rest without a single question on its pure, precious and everlasting record. God’s Word never changes. I change; my frame, my feelings, my experience, my circumstances change continually, but God’s Word is the same yesterday and today and…
Can Doubt Be Good for Your Faith?
There are two types of doubt. There’s the unhealthy, skeptical doubt that leads to unbelief. Then there’s the healthy doubt that questions assumptions we have made that need testing. We’ve been told to believe certain things, but in our hearts, in the recesses of our minds, we aren’t sure. That courage to question is good.…