Every day we live we are witnesses to challenges – some personal, some very remote, some almost imperceptible in scope, and others seemingly impossible in grandeur. In all cases, faith is required to experience victory. “I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to thisContinue reading “It’s Friday…Let’s Relax and Rejoice”
Author Archives: Vic Alvarado
It’s Friday…God is Sovereign
Many, many lives have been devastated by the apocalyptic fires in southern California. The images of catastrophic destruction are indescribable. Our thoughts and prayers for those who have lost everything are desperately needed. We grow weak when the troubles of life threaten us. Difficult trials come, and we grow suspicious of God, wondering if HisContinue reading “It’s Friday…God is Sovereign”
It’s Friday…But This One Is First
It’s a new year. Are you interested in praying a prayer that could revolutionize your life? Try this: Begin each day by asking God a series of questions. “Lord, how can I love You today? What act of worship can I do? What words can I utter that will honor and bless You? What actContinue reading “It’s Friday…But This One Is First”
It’s Friday…What Light Do We Seek?
A new year approaches, but one day the world will be made new. In that day, the glory of God and the lamp of the Lamb (Revelation 21:25) are all the light the world will ever need. When Revelation speaks of the light of the new creation, this is what it’s talking about: The radianceContinue reading “It’s Friday…What Light Do We Seek?”
It’s Christmas…
Merry Christmas! The esteemed Wall Street Journalopinion writer Peggy Noonan was asked, “Are You an Optimist?” She answered: “Optimist tend to think the right, nice thing will happen, and I don’t necessarily. But I have faith, and I have hope. Life takes guts. Don’t let all the bad news enter you and steal your peace. .Continue reading “It’s Christmas…”
It’s Friday…It’s His Nature
It’s Christmas. Even so, we live in the tension between two obvious facts. First, the world is full of corruption and sin. Second, it was made to be so much better. People can ignore those facts if they want to – in fact, many have tried to portray our world as a product of randomContinue reading “It’s Friday…It’s His Nature”
Its Friday…How Much Intensity We Will Accept
It’s Christmas, what are you asking God for? Do you know what His beloved, treasured people – Israel – asked for? They asked not to hear His voice or see His face anymore. The intimacy was too overwhelming, His holiness too heavy. His presence got to be too much for them, and they thought theyContinue reading “Its Friday…How Much Intensity We Will Accept”
It’s Friday…Make Our Lives Unexplainable
It’s Christmas, and it is filled with signs as the book of Isaiah reveals. Seven times in the prophet’s book, The Lord presented a sign to His people so they would understand His truth. He even rebuked King Ahaz for his refusal to ask for a sign (Isaiah 9:10-14). The idea that God’s will isContinue reading “It’s Friday…Make Our Lives Unexplainable”
It’s Friday…Practice Gratitude and Praise
We sing when we’re happy – or whistle, or hum, or something that displays our joy. That’s because true joy can’t be easily contained. Neither can our other emotions. Whatever’s in us will eventually come out unless we make a huge effort to keep it in. What Jesus did for us will make us extremelyContinue reading “It’s Friday…Practice Gratitude and Praise”
It’s Friday…What You Really Need
Human nature is always craving something new and different. That’s why clothing styles change every season, TV schedules need constant refreshing, and exotic foods expand our trendy appetites. It’s also why many believers leave Christianity to try out other religions or some cult that has gotten their attention. When we’ve tried something and passed throughContinue reading “It’s Friday…What You Really Need”
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