By faith we trust. 
By faith we believe. 
By faith we pray. 
And by faith we receive.

When you have prayed to Him have faith that your prayer is received.  Then watch.  Watch the thoughts of your mind.  Watch the actions of others.  Watch the situation change.  Pay attention to what is small.  Expect a miracle but take what is given.

But if we say, “Nothing has happened.  God did not hear me.”   How is there any faith in that?

There are many reasons why faith is necessary.  But no reason I can think of fulfills the completeness of its necessity.  Simply have faith that faith is necessary.  And when that is done, have faith.

By His Grace

Life has trouble that can easily bring us to our knees.  When that happens don’t waste time sobbing.  Use what strength you have to call on God.  The men who inhabited the world during Adam’s day learn this rather quickly.

After the fall, men found out what it was like to live on their own.  And the Bible says that it was at that time when men began to call on the name of the Lord.

When we lose our pride, we find the Lord willing to help.  And the world is able to help us lose our pride quite handily.

By His Grace

Be dilligent in everything you have.  For you do not know the next moment; whether good or bad, it appears.  Who foretold it?  Who knew?  Yet it comes upon us without mercy.

By His Grace

Have I ever set foot in heaven?  No.

Have I ever seen the blazing glory of an angel?  No.

Do I know where to go to find the temple of God?  No.

Can i point and say there is hell?  No.

Do I have a clue what the glorious Jesus looks like?  No.

Then how could I possibly think I can save myself?

By His Grace

The young think they will live forever.  Young people, when is the last time you looked at the obituaries?   I know the odds are stacked in your favor; that you will live quite a few more years.  But the ones who are of your age and are listed in the obituaries also thought they could live a few more years. 

Today is the day of options.  The split second you leave here you are sealed forever.  The option to choose between Jesus and death is gone.

I’m not trying to scare anyone.  I’m simply telling you the truth.

Now you would think that those who are much older are beginning to realize their day is coming.  One would rationally expect that these folks would be able to give an answer.  But that is not what I find.  It seems they have made their choice when they were much younger.  And they have hardened their hearts to this truth.

Just something to think about.

By His Grace

I don’t think people realize that they will have to give account, to the Lord, of everything they have done.   I think most people believe that God will accept them because they were victims.  They honestly believe that God will accept what they have done as the best that could possibly have been done.

What a horrible shock when they find out that God only accepts the good that was done by his Son.  Judgement Day is not a pass/fail.  It is a day of horror for those who reject the Son of the living God.

By His Grace