August 30 – Tailored To My Demands
I love Jesus, and I love the Church, and I love religion. If anyone is truly doing the first, the other two will naturally follow.
I love Jesus, and I love the Church, and I love religion. If anyone is truly doing the first, the other two will naturally follow.
Read: Ezra 1:1-2:70, 1 Corinthians 1:18-2:5. Psalm 27:7-14, Proverbs 20:22-23 Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful. (1 Corinthians 1:17) Relate: He was too tall. He wasn’t all that good looking. He was…
When it comes to money, I don’t think Jesus cared much about it.
I don’t need a lot of faith to see God do the miraculous in my life. All I need is to attempt the impossible.
Today, I’ve already made more than a few decisions. Each one of them has felt completely insignificant. Each one of them has drastically changed the world.
When the final tally is counted will I be part of that thirteenth tribe? Will I be one of the ones who doesn’t count?
Only fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” (Psalm 14:1)
Following Jesus is not a private affair. If people that I know are surprised to find out that I am a Christian, then I am probably not.
Have you ever had one of those moments? Have you ever been walking down the street when something… opens up a profound spiritual truth to you? It can happen. Anytime. Anywhere.
Then the church had peace. Honestly, I felt like this verse should have been located way up around verse nineteen. Paul goes on a mission to kill off the followers of Jesus in Damascus. Along the way, God himself intervenes and Paul turns from being a persecutor to a follower. In the city of Damascus,…