HE IS ENOUGH Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. – Lamentations 3:22&23 I do not understand the political scene in the United States. How can two people viewed so negatively by so many people be […]
THE WORD OF LIFE That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. 2 The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the […]
FELLOWSHIP If you read the first chapter of 1 John, you will see the word fellowship used four times. We are to have fellowship with Christ Jesus and the Father. And we are to have fellowship with each other. Memorial Day weekend would be a wonderful time to practice that fellowship. Be kind to family […]
OUR DAILY BREAD Jesus calls Himself the bread of life, so when we pray, “Give us this day our daily bread,” we ask for both the bread that feeds our body and the bread that feeds our soul. Today, when you pray the Lord’s Prayer, ask for an extra portion of the bread of life […]
MORE OF GOD IN YOUR LIFE MORE OF THE TIME He must become greater; I must become less. – John 3:30 More of God means more reading Scripture and more listening for the Holy Spirit. It includes more praying and more awareness of Him in our everyday lives. The first three requests in the Lord’s […]
DOING WHAT IS GOOD Anyone who does what is good is from God. – 3 John 11 I have a friend whose practice is to do five good things each day, in the name of Christ Jesus. It’s good to have some spiritual goals that are measurable. This one is. Five may be too many […]
THE TRUTH “What is truth,” asked Pilate in John 18:38. The answer is found four chapters earlier in John 14:6 when Jesus said, “I am the way and the truth and the life.” John confirms Jesus’ claim in the opening verses of his first epistle when he refers to “the truth” three times. So what? […]
I LOVE MY SUBARU “Do not love the world or anything in the world” is a command given us by the Apostle John. How can we possibly follow it? I love my wife, my two sons, and my country. I also love my Subaru. I believe John was referring to a love that puts anyone […]
THY KINGDOM COME We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one. – 1 John 5:19 This is a striking verse that points us in the direction of fulfilling the second request of The Lord’s Prayer: Thy kingdom come. The children of God […]
THE DARK SIDE OF DARKNESS If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. 1 John 1:6 The apostle John is talking about two worlds in this chapter. The first is God’s kingdom here on earth, represented by the light. The second is […]