You see If God has taken away my guilt and not he sees me as righteous in Chris and removed any reason to be afraid of death and hell then all other worries are only small worries. Not the reference to healing—by his wounds we are healed.  The primary idea here is that we are... Continue Reading

The idea is that you are set in place in God. You are contained in God just as something is contained in a basket. You are in Him; He surrounds you and will carry and sustain you. This promise does not say the burden is gone. It says that if you cast that burden on... Continue Reading

Even when morally perfect, Adam and Eve had no freedom to choose to fly or to make themselves taller or shorter. God alone is infinite and has completely free will that permits Him to do whatever He wants (always in keeping with His flawless character). In a world of cause and effect, even our small... Continue Reading

Wisdom is available. It is everywhere. We think we can’t change. We believe no one understands us. We assume we’re on our own. However, we’re surrounded by people with decent advice on important topics. We have no excuse for remaining immature.   As a general rule, I try not to yell at my children. But... Continue Reading

It is something that, whether done or not, is unnecessary for salvation and sanctification. Both parties were to glorify God together, whether they ate or drank or observed the days or not. Their personal practices were to be kept to themselves (Rom 14:5b, 22a), but whatever each chose to do, it was not to affect their... Continue Reading

God has placed you in the situation in which you can best prove your faithfulness to him. He has placed you right where you can best serve his cause. It is today that he means for you to prove your sincerity, here that he means for you to prove your love, and now that he... Continue Reading

We have the universal wake-up calls of sin, aging, disease, and death to keep our longings aimed at eternity, but the contrast between Mount Pleasant and heaven doesn’t always seem so stark. Seeking to build heaven on earth is a recipe for numbness. When we tie our life to those of the poor, the fatherless,... Continue Reading

We are to imitate God throughour callings as beloved children. For this to occur, we must develop a functional understanding of what it means to be a “beloved child.” This type of knowledge operates “under the hood” of our life; it is subconscious and reflexive, requiring a “re-wiring” of our inner life. And developing it... Continue Reading

Normal Christian growth is progressive for your whole life. Let me be clear, Christian growth is a work of God from the Spirit. You “owning your faith” in your own strength is to be on the hamster wheel.   Let me run a scenario by you. You are born into a Christian family. Mom and... Continue Reading

The apostle James summed up our situation best when he wrote, “You do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes” (James 4:14).   In the insurance and business worlds, you’ll hear people refer to “acts of God.” This... Continue Reading