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Our relationship with God is not one-sided. He created us for companionship with Him. In the Garden of Eden, He was in the habit of walking and talking to Adam. When sin entered, that fellowship was broken. When Jesus died on the cross and rose again, the chasm between us and God was bridged. As Christians we have that fellowship again, in prayer. In Matthew 7:7, Jesus tells us to “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye…..
“Feet Wet” is a term I have heard in movies and TV programs involving military flight. It is a short way of saying, “We are no longer flying over land, but we are now flying over water.” We also have a “wet feet” idiomatic expression in the English language that refers to being afraid to do something. In Christianity, however, there is an Old Testament benchmark for wet feet that involves faith.
Joshua 3:7-8 and 10 describes God’s directions regarding…..
Those Who Seek Him
“Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem saying, Where is He that is born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the east, and are come to worship Him. When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled and all Jerusalem with him. And when he had gathered all the chief priests…..
Old and New Testament Parallels
Jeremiah 29:11-13 was a message to the Children of Israel, but it carries over to us, as well, to the New Testament Church: “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall you call upon me, and you shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And you shall seek me and…..
The Light On My Path
“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” Psalm 119:105
From the perspective of the twenty-first century, we have the full Word of God, the Bible, on which to rely and from which to learn about God. But when King David wrote this little verse in the longest Psalm of the Bible, his Word of God consisted primarily in the writings of Moses. In the same way,…..
Jesus Our Example
The New Year is a good time to reflect on what God has accomplished in our lives in the past year. My focus has been on the people God has sent into my life in 2019 to not only encourage and pray for me, but also to challenge me to become more like Him. During our move in January we enjoyed the help and answers to prayer of many people, both family members and friends from church,…..