Christmastime is here. Even at this festive time of the year, we would like to know that God is watching over us, don’t we? The Good News is, He is with us – Immanuel. He isn’t some local deity limited in power. He isn’t some cosmic force that may pay attention to us if weContinue reading “It’s Friday…Sleep Well”
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It’s Friday…God Has A Very Generous Heart
Christmas time is here. Imagine one of your good friends suddenly revealing that he secretly inherited hundreds of millions of dollars a few weeks ago. Then, imagine him giving you a million dollars this Christmas. Just because he likes you and wants to share his wealth with you. To him, the gift was a dropContinue reading “It’s Friday…God Has A Very Generous Heart”
It’s Friday…The Only Way to Win
On this Veteran’s Day weekend, I’m truly grateful for the more than 1.4 million Americans on active military duty, and the other 778,000 on reserve duty. Thank you for your service and for keeping us safe. We truly owe you a debt of gratitude. As followers of Jesus, perhaps we’ve never experienced a physical war,Continue reading “It’s Friday…The Only Way to Win”
It’s Friday…Know Where We Stand
We are one day closer to Christ’s return to earth. It seems like we’re getting closer and closer to that day, doesn’t it (1 Thessalonians 5:1-6)? Not everyone could endure it when Jesus came the first time. Though it was extremely good news for every blind, captive, brokenhearted person (Isaiah 61:1-2), those blinded by prideContinue reading “It’s Friday…Know Where We Stand”
It’s Friday…No Reason To Fear
It appears that fear abounds in every arena of life today, doesn’t it? Imagine what it would be like to live without fear – no fear of not being able to pay the bills next month, no fear of accidents, diseases, or war, no fear of broken relationships, and no fear of death. As aContinue reading “It’s Friday…No Reason To Fear”
It’s Friday…Adopt His Agenda
Were you aware that Jesus has a dual agenda? Vengeance and Redemption. The first time He came, it was all about redemption. The second time, it will be all about vengeance. We can be grateful that the redemptive work came first; otherwise, we’d all fall under His righteous sword when He returns. But our GodContinue reading “It’s Friday…Adopt His Agenda”
It’s Friday…Let It Become Our Lifestyle
God made the world for His own glory. If you read or watch the media you know how tragically short we’ve fallen, there is much on this earth that’s ugly and ungodly. God knew that would happen before He spoke light into darkness and crafted His heavens and the earth, and He made us anyway.Continue reading “It’s Friday…Let It Become Our Lifestyle”
It’s Friday…The Union is Permanent
Have you ever panned for gold? It is a tedious process of elimination and sifting through a lot of silt to find a few glimmering flakes. Most of what is scooped up from the stream is going to be shaken back into it. Only the golden specks are kept. Did you know that God willContinue reading “It’s Friday…The Union is Permanent”
It’s Friday…There Are No Exceptions
Where does God live? Nowhere in Scripture did God design a tabernacle or temple simply because He needed a comfortable place to dwell. The throne room of heaven and the glory of creation were plenty sufficient for that. No, God designed holy dwelling places because He wanted specific pointers to His presence. He did itContinue reading “It’s Friday…There Are No Exceptions”
It’s Friday…Judgment Is For Redemption
Have you noticed? Our culture is in a mist and darkness, groping about for direction. It is similar to the day when the Apostle Paul had confronted a magician and false prophet in Acts 13:6-12, and his confrontation seemed very harsh – much harsher than a politically correct society would tolerate. Even so, his responseContinue reading “It’s Friday…Judgment Is For Redemption”
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