What God does not allow to happen. For a long time, I saw God’s will fitting into one of two categories. I now realize there is a third category. 3. What He does not allow to happen. In my own life, God did not allow me to die at birth, though I should have and […]
ABOUT MANNY
The two main characters in this book are Jack, an alcoholic, and Manny, who helps Jack become sober forever. This excerpt is the backstory of Manny.
“My name is Manny, and God assigned me, in a manner of speaking, to mentor Jack, the alcoholic in this story who overcomes an addiction. When I first met Jack in a church, he had just prayed this prayer.”
The test of faith is to look at all the dangers ahead and cast ourselves totally on God’s promises, to commit ourselves to a lifetime of trust and confidence in His Word.
With all the wars and rumors of wars, the infighting among politicians, the personal pains and the hurts, the grouchy neighbor across the street, and the struggles to make ends meet – if you are a believer, know that God is saying to you
Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done
William Blake was a marvelous poet and artist of the latter 18th and early 19th centuries. He also was one who kept his mind focused always on the ways of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. This is one of his most famous poems. The Lamb BY WILLIAM BLAKE Little Lamb who made thee Dost thou […]
When you come to knowing God, the initiative lies on His side. If He does not show Himself, nothing you can do will enable you to find Him. And, in fact, He shows much more of Himself to some people than to others—not because He has favourites, but because it is impossible for Him to […]
If you’ll remember, three weeks ago Padraic was talking to Matthew about what Jesus said at the Last Supper: “Whoever 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 (John […]
This same Padraic did not sit at the Last Supper table, but he gladly served Jesus and the 12 apostles as their personal waiter. He saw and heard it all. When Jesus said, “Whoever has My commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves Me will be loved by […]