Sheep Like Us

1 Peter 2:25
 “For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.”  Sheep. They’re probably the world’s stupidest animals.  They herd.   People congregate. They are easily influenced by each other – so are we....

Who is Jesus?

  In this passage of John we learn quite a bit about Jesus.  Our culture does a good job at skewing who Christ really is and what His character is really like.  Some people say that Jesus is love- so He loves me however I am.  It is true that Jesus loves us in...

Believe

John 4 There’s so much action in this chapter!  The miracles Jesus performed brought a lot of people to Him. The crowds that came were interested in what Christ could do.  But Jesus wanted to do so much more.  The wonders and miracles Christ did were easy for...

Women in the Lord

In today’s reading Luke lists how it was women that Jesus had tell the good news of His resurrection to His disciples. Women!!!  These days women are defining themselves by how far they can go sexually, or how much clothing they don’t have to wear.  These...

Understand

Proverbs 2:5 “Then you will understand the fear of the LORD,  And find the knowledge of God.” “Then”.  The word usually comes after the word “before” or “if”.  If you seek Jesus like you seek after the things of this...

The Parable

In this part of Luke 19 Jesus gives a parable about a great man who goes away but leaves his citizens with some responsibilities. It says how the citizens hated their leader, but no fault was listed against him. The people just wanted to rule themselves. How much does...

The Prodigal Son’s Brother

Most Christians are a familiar with the story of the prodigal son.  But very few stop to think about the prodigal son’s brother.  He is the one that makes this story bittersweet.  So one son went away and forgot his father’s love, and wasted his...

Mountain Roads (an excerpt from a missionary’s journal)

Isaiah 49:11 I will make each of My mountains a road.           So today I kinda had a little, mini, slight panic attack.  I looked around and saw our little apartment, then I saw all the people in it.  And I thought, “O dear! Five more months!”.  I never...

Love not Like

  “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 It’s a good thing God doesn’t call for us to like each other, but Christ commands love. The emotion of “like” is so wavering and...

Claiming the Prize

Joshua 8:1 Now the LORD said to Joshua: “Do not be afraid, nor be dismayed; take all the people of war with you, and arise, go up to Ai. See, I have given into your hand the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land. Joshua 8:1 God tells Joshua repeatedly to not...