JESUS OUR PURPOSE Who am I? Why am I here? Why was I created? For what purpose was I created? These are the questions of a searching heart. They are the questions that have been asked by mankind since the beginning of time. Man remains desperate to make sense of his world and the world around him. We look to the stars for our purpose. We look to nature for ‘the why’ of our existence. We look to each…
JESUS THE SUPPLIER OF ALL OF OUR NEEDS As I reflected on our last blog concerning Jesus Our Author and Finisher of Faith, I remembered a beautiful devotional I read years ago called “The Supplied Life” by Bill Freeman. Brother Freeman had a daily reading called ‘A Full Scholarship.’ It fits perfectly with what we have been learning about our AMAZING LORD JESUS and the wonderful gift we have living inside of us. I want to share it with…
JESUS OUR AUTHOR AND FINISHER OF FAITH I remember as a child we played a game called ‘follow the leader.’ In the game, a leader or ‘head of the line was chosen’ first, then the children all lined up behind the leader. The leader then moved around and all the children had to mimic the leader’s actions. Any players who failed to follow, do what the leader did, or disobeyed the leader were out of the game. It was such a fun game, yet, it was teaching us one…
JESUS THE COLLECTOR OF OUR GARBAGE I remember reading a story from a book called “Be Transformed” by Scope Ministries in Oklahoma, a sister ministry and member of Network 220 of which I am a member. The story went like this: A couple moved into a brand new community under development. They were the first to move in on their block. There were no garbage services when they moved in so they stored their garbage in the basement….
JESUS OUR RESCUER FROM OUR FEARS Over 30 years I ran and hid from lizards, snakes most of my life. Today, I can say beyond a shadow of a doubt I am not afraid of lizards (my test has not come for the snakes, smile). I know you have something or someone that make you afraid. My fear of lizards began in 1985 when we lived in Pensacola, Florida. One day while visiting my husband, I was finishing up…