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“God created human beings; he created them godlike, reflecting God’s nature. He created them male and female.” Genesis 1:27 MSG You were made in the image of God and therefore were made to bear His image to a world who desperately needs to see it. How are you bearing His image? What kind of GodContinue reading “Reflection”

“Be serious! Be alert! Your adversary the Devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour. Resist him and be firm in the faith…” 1 Peter 5:8-9 HCSB If you are going to be serious about your life with Christ, then you will certainly face resistance. For many people, theContinue reading “Prowling…”

“Don’t be afraid, I’ve redeemed you. I’ve called your name. You’re mine. When you’re in over your head, I’ll be there with you. When you’re in rough waters, you will not go down. When you’re between a rock and a hard place, it won’t be a dead end– Because I am God, your personal God,The Holy ofContinue reading “Uncertain Times”

“This is the kind of love we are talking about– not that we once upon a time loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to clear away our sins and the damage they’ve done to our relationship with God. My dear, dear friends, if God loved us like this,Continue reading “I Want to Know What Love is”

“You never saw him, yet you love him. You still don’t see him, yet you trust him–with laughter and singing. Because you kept on believing, you’ll get what you’re looking forward to: total salvation.” 1 Peter 1:8-9 MSG We believe in things we cannot see. Like the wind, you can’t see it, but you canContinue reading “What do you see?”

“And Jesus said, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment.” Matthew 22:37-38 What happens to you when you read this verse? I admit for a long time I got frustrated. I didn’t know whatContinue reading “All of You”

“If we claim that we’re free of sin, we’re only fooling ourselves. A claim like that is errant nonsense. On the other hand, if we admit our sins—make a clean breast of them—he won’t let us down; he’ll be true to himself. He’ll forgive our sins and purge us of all wrongdoing.” 1 John 1:8-9Continue reading “Empty”

“O Eternal One, guide me along Your pathso that I will live in Your truth.Unite my divided heart so that I will fear Your great name.” – Psalms 86:11 VOICE Most people go through life with divided hearts. One part is for God, one is for the world, and even another is for them self.Continue reading “Undivided”

“He must become greater; I must become less.” John 3:30 One of the easiest verses in the Bible to memorize. And for good reason. Because in it holds the secret to real joy and real life.  The words as easy as the air you breathe so why not take it in? As you take inContinue reading “Less is More”

“For you know that your lives were ransomed once and for all from the empty and futile way of life handed down from generation to generation. It was not a ransom payment of silver and gold, which eventually perishes, but the precious blood of Christ—who like a spotless, unblemished lamb was sacrificed for us.This wasContinue reading “Futility”