Here is a thought worth meditating on: Sometimes when we pray someone would be blessed, we end up being the instrument God uses to bless the person for whom we prayed. God answers our praying by saying, “I will bless…
Christians Suffer in the “Delivery Room”
Let me make an analogy between the physical and the spiritual. Would you not agree that there is a fundamental difference between pain in the cancer ward and agony in the delivery room? One is suffering that brings life; the…
Our Access to Christ on the New Earth According to Jonathan Edwards
Have you thought much about Heaven lately? Have you tried to picture the New Jerusalem? Reading the sermons of Jonathan Edwards has helped me picture Heaven more vividly. For many their only exposure to Edwards has been his famous sermon,…
God Disciplines His Children for the Future, Not the Past
Quoting Proverbs chapter 3, in Hebrews 12 the author of Hebrews reminds his listeners that all people who are truly Christians can expect discipline. My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline and do not resent his rebuke, because the…
We Become Like What We Worship
When I was growing up, we didn’t have a broad range of sports in Southeast Iowa. We played football in the fall and basketball in the winter. The rest of the year was baseball. We loved major league baseball players. …
Is It Arrogant to Say Christ is the Only Way?
Acts 4:12 says that Jesus is the only way of salvation. It reads, “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under Heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” Let me ask…
Open Our Eyes That We May Behold Wonderful Things in Your Word
Do you realize that we cannot understand and apply the Word of God on our own? If we simply read the Bible and try and apply it by means of our own insight and intellect, we are destined to fail.…
Unity at Church
Psalm 133 reads: “. . . How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity! It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard, running down on Aaron’s beard, down upon the…
How Are You With Waiting?
People in our culture aren’t much good at waiting. We honk in traffic and are impatient at the doctor’s office. Personally, I get tired of waiting on my computer to boot. But, the hardest kind of waiting may be waiting…
Bet You Won’t See This in a Bowl Game
We’re headed into the heart of football season. If you’re a football lover, In the next few days you will be able to watch some great football games. The bowl season offers a chance to see all kinds of offenses…