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I have revealed and saved and proclaimed– I, and not some foreign god among you. You are my witnesses,” declares the LORD, “that I am God.                                                 Isaiah 43:12 NIV In Acts 1:8 Jesus tells us, “You will be my witnesses.” But what does he mean? Sometimes we think that to be a witness isContinue reading “You Are My Witnesses”

I take joy in doing your will, my God, for your instructions are written on my heart.”   Psalm 40:8 NLT Does God have a particular will for your life and mine? Does God really have a vocation for you? Has He already chosen the right person for you to marry? Does He have a planContinue reading “Thy Will Be Done 2”

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do manyContinue reading “Thy Will Be Done”

On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, “Anyone who is thirsty may come to me!  Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, ‘Rivers of living water will flow from his heart.’”  (When he said “living water,” he was speaking ofContinue reading “The Water of Life”

So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him. Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and theContinue reading “The Golden Rule”

Let Israel be glad in his Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King!               Psalm 149:2 ESV Have you ever wondered at the content of the message Jesus preached and the one he told his disciples to preach? I have. I have wondered about it because it seems so simple and indeterminate: “TheContinue reading “The Kingdom is At Hand”

The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up his countenanceupon you and give you peace.                                                                                                                                     Numbers 6:24-26 ESV What is it to be blessed? Too easily we take a totally pagan attitude: it is when we haveContinue reading “Blessings?”

God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus,Continue reading “Completing the Reformation”

Don’t just say to each other, ‘We’re safe, for we are descendants of Abraham.’ That means nothing, for I tell you, God can create children of Abraham from these very stones. Even now the ax of God’s judgment is poised, ready to sever the roots of the trees. Yes, every tree that does not produceContinue reading “Good Fruit”

“See, I am doing a new thing. Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?  I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.”                                                                    Isaiah 43:19 NIV We live in a world which shouts more and more for freedom but believes more and more in fate. We say, “ThisContinue reading “I Will Do a New Thing”