PressureEver been under pressure?
Sometimes life feels like a pressure cooker!
Pressure at home, on the job, in our head- feels like the corks about to pop. All of us have been there done that.
God uses pressure to refine us. The Greek word translated “to suffer” in this text pictures “pressure.” We find in this verse that suffering- or pressure- is used by God to produce endurance in us. View full article »
Peace with God“Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Romans 5:1
I don’t know about you but I’ve been enjoying the smoke lately. California sure exports all its finest products! Wildfires in the west, hurricanes in the east. COVID all over the place. Back to school worries. To mask or not to mask. BLM anarchy. Election jitter’s. Everyone’s nervous. Anxiety and depression everywhere. Is there any peace? View full article »
Got Faith“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1
We are saved by faith, We walk by faith not by sight, But what is faith?
If faith is the essential element behind a relationship with God- then what does it entail? In Hebrews 11:6 we are told that “without faith it is impossible to please God, View full article »
God, The Covenant MakerThis verse is part of what we call the Abrahamic covenant. God made various covenants with men at various times. God made a Covenant of works and then grace with Adam and Eve in the garden. When Noah came off the ark God made a covenant with him and then confirmed it by setting a rainbow in the clouds. God made a Covenant with Moses and all Israel on Mt. Sinai. God made Covenant with View full article »