Dec 21, 2023 | Praising God
Before social media, text messages, and emails, if you wanted to tell that special someone how you felt about them, you might have sent a hand-written love letter.
In a way, that’s what happened at Christmas, where we celebrate the birth of God’s Son, Jesus Christ. When God sent Christ to be born into the world, it was like Him sending a love letter to mankind. John 3:16 tells us, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” Christ is God’s love letter because it is through Christ that God demonstrates His love for us by forgiving our sins and offering us eternal life. (more…)
Nov 29, 2023 | Praising God
The United States has declared the fourth Thursday of November to be “Thanksgiving Day.” This day is a time when we can identify and celebrate the things in our lives for which we are grateful.
But when we think about the goodness of God and all He has done for us, we will quickly realize that God blesses us too much to limit our gratitude to Him to a single day or time of year. Ephesians 5:20 says, “Always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (more…)
Nov 29, 2023 | Trusting God
This is the last part of my discussion of the following lyrics from the song, “Way Maker,” originally written by award-winning gospel singer Osinachi Kalu Okoro Egbu (known professionally as Sinach): “You are / Way maker, miracle worker, promise keeper / Light in the darkness / My God, that is who You are.” Links to the other parts of this series are at the end of this post.
Today I want to talk about God being light in the darkness. Psalm 18:28 (ESV) says, “For it is you who light my lamp; the Lord my God lightens my darkness.” (more…)
Nov 7, 2023 | Trusting God
I want to continue discussing the following lyrics from the song, “Way Maker,” originally written by award-winning gospel singer Osinachi Kalu Okoro Egbu (known professionally as Sinach): “You are / Way maker, miracle worker, promise keeper / Light in the darkness / My God, that is who You are.” Links to the other posts of this series are at the end of this post.
Today I want to talk about God being a promise keeper. God not only makes promises, but He keeps them. Numbers 23:19 states, “God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?” This verse asks two rhetorical questions which basically tell us that God does what He says and He fulfills His promises. (more…)
Oct 19, 2023 | Trusting God
I want to continue discussing the following lyrics from the song, “Way Maker,” originally written by award-winning gospel singer Osinachi Kalu Okoro Egbu (known professionally as Sinach): “You are / Way maker, miracle worker, promise keeper / Light in the darkness / My God, that is who You are.” Links to the other posts in this series are at the end of this post.
Today I want to talk about God being a miracle worker. Miracles are “extraordinary events that defy the laws of science and can only be attributed to the supernatural power of God.” If you believe that God has all power and can do anything, then you must also believe in miracles. In Matthew 19:26, Jesus said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” This verse says all things, not just some things, are possible with God! (more…)
Oct 7, 2023 | Trusting God
A few days ago while I was driving around town, the song “Way Maker” came to mind. “Way Maker” was originally written by award-winning gospel singer Osinachi Kalu Okoro Egbu, known professionally as Sinach. In particular, the following lyrics stood out to me: “You are / Way maker, miracle worker, promise keeper / Light in the darkness / My God, that is who You are.” Links to the other posts in this series are at the end of this post.
As those words kept running through my head, I thought that if we truly embrace these amazing descriptions of God, they will help us deal with life’s challenges better. So starting today, and for the next three emails, I want to delve a little deeper into each of these pictures of God.
First, God is a way maker. When I was a young Christian, I heard the seasoned saints say “God will make a way out of no way.” Many of us have probably experienced times in our lives where it looked like there was no way out, no way through, or no way around those situations. But God came through, delivered us, and showed us that He was a way maker. (more…)
Sep 20, 2023 | Praising God
Sometimes we can hear a phrase so often that it becomes a cliche’,
and we don’t respond to it like we should. One such phrase is, “God is good all the time and all the time God is good!”
We know God is good because there are several verses in the Bible that tell us so. One such verse is Psalm 107:1 (NIV) which says, “Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.”
We may say God is good because He gave us health and strength, met our material needs, and blessed things to be well with us. But since some people deal with health challenges, live in poverty, and have very difficult lives, material things cannot be the basis for saying God is good. (more…)
Sep 20, 2023 | Spiritual Growth
I like sports. Whether it’s basketball, 
baseball, football, tennis, or any other sport, I marvel at how the athletes continuously push themselves to be better and better. They put forth extra effort so they can be the best they can be.
This made me think about our spiritual lives. Is our service and devotion to God listless, insincere, lukewarm, and even mediocre? Or are we on fire for the Lord, giving Him 100% of ourselves, and doing the very best we can for Him?
Second Peter 1:5-8 say, “For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.” The key phrase in this passage is “make every effort.” (more…)
Aug 27, 2023 | Trusting God
This is the final part of my 4-part series on strengthening your faith. You can find links to the other parts of the series at the end of this post.
I want to spend a little more time on that third level of faith which says if God doesn’t fix my problems, I believe He knows what He is doing. In Part 3, I said when God doesn’t bring us out of our situations, we should continue to trust, worship, and serve Him. Trusting God in the midst of difficult times is easier said than done, so here are some things we can remember to help us do this: (more…)
Aug 15, 2023 | Trusting God
This is Part 3 of my 4-part series on strengthening your faith. You can find links to the other parts of the series at the end of this post.
Let’s recap: The first level of faith is to believe in God and accept Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord. The second level of faith is to believe that God has the power to handle your problems. But what happens if God does not take care of your situation? If you ask God to deliver you from a problem and He doesn’t, do you lose faith in Him? Do you stop trusting in Him?
This brings me to the third level of faith, which says if God doesn’t fix my problems, I believe He knows what He is doing. Romans 11:33 (NLT) says, “Oh, how great are God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand his decisions and his ways!” (more…)
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