The season of giving and receiving is upon us. It seems like “Black Friday” is coming earlier and earlier with each passing year. And have you noticed that most people, even those without a solid faith foundation, have little trouble asking God for things? As human beings we are wired to receive, huh? But givingContinue reading “It’s Friday…Experience Heaven’s Fruit”
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It’s Friday…Even So, Choose Hope!
I woke up this morning and I immediately began to process and analyze this question: Which of the following virtues do I ponder most on, faith, hope, or love? I would assume to the average follower of Christ of these three virtues a lot of emphasis is given to faith and love, but much lessContinue reading “It’s Friday…Even So, Choose Hope!”
It’s Friday…Get Back To Basics
We all want to live the good life, don’t we? The prophets of Scripture gave us plenty of glimpses behind the scenes of what that could mean and look like. What did they show us? God’s nature, His purposes, and His assessments of His people, among other things. In other words, pictures of His Kingdom,Continue reading “It’s Friday…Get Back To Basics”
It’s Friday…Flip The Switch
I was vacuuming out my car the other day and I began to analyze what this machine was actually doing. My not so scientific mind learned the following: a vacuum cleaner is always pulling, sucking, drawing in whatever it can. Its direction is inward. Other objects like a fan or a leaf blower may blowContinue reading “It’s Friday…Flip The Switch”
It’s Friday…Everything Is Measured Differently
On occasion, people will ask me if I golf. On those occasions I usually answer, “I do golf, but I’m not a golfer.” Rarely, after people hear my answer will they ask me to golf with them. Those who take the risk to invite me to play a round will soon wonder if I understandContinue reading “It’s Friday…Everything Is Measured Differently”
It’s Friday…We Can Live Carefree
Would you agree, the average person spends too much of their time worrying? And then there’s Jesus; He went to great lengths to get worry and fear out of the hearts of His followers. He was constantly reassuring them that they were more precious than the birds of the air and the flowers of theContinue reading “It’s Friday…We Can Live Carefree”
It’s Friday…Be Profoundly Confident
God leaves a lot to the human will, doesn’t He? Again and again in His Word, He gives us conditions. “If you fully obey The LORD. . . you will experience all these blessings” (Deuteronomy 28:1-2). “If My people. . . will humble themselves and pray. . ., I will hear from heaven and willContinue reading “It’s Friday…Be Profoundly Confident”
It’s Friday…We Cannot Be Defeated
All followers of Jesus Christ have been given a beautiful promise – we overcome the world. “Everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.” (1 John 5:4) But what exactly does that mean? Do we eventually become sinless, even after falling to the sameContinue reading “It’s Friday…We Cannot Be Defeated”
It’s Friday…And Victory Is Absolutely Certain
God, our King, is well acquainted with hardship and warfare. So are we, His people, aren’t we? No matter how zealously we follow God, it seems that everything in life is contested. It’s true, we don’t love Him, worship Him, or serve Him in a vacuum. The world is full of critics, skeptics, and theContinue reading “It’s Friday…And Victory Is Absolutely Certain”
It’s Friday…We Have No Reason To Lament
The picture of life around the globe looks pretty grim, doesn’t it? But that’s not the complete and accurate picture. Yes, life in this world looks fatal. But that’s not the final image because the Bible gives us a picture of Jesus ruling His Kingdom, destroying all opposition, and then handing The Kingdom over toContinue reading “It’s Friday…We Have No Reason To Lament”
Vic Alvarado 