January 21, 2013

DJ

Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.

One of the most amazing things I find about the bible is that it can encourage me more than any other book, but it can also cut me down to size just by me reading the words. I have only found one person in my life that has the same effect as that, besides God that is.

But that is what the bible is; it is God’s words down in writing so that we can know what He wants in our lives. Just the words that are written will be able to slice and dice us better than any chef’s knife and better than any cheese grater. And the words will go deep into our hearts and work on us from the inside out…

January 20, 2013

DJ

2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,

The bible continues to be the best-selling book in the world. It is one of the most talked about books, one of the most controversial, one of the most read and one of the most put aside books in the world.

It has been with us for a very long time, kept secret at times, plainly and openly published, translated into many languages and continues to be used to promote a truth that is held deep within our very beings.

There is no other book in the world like the bible. It is meant to be different because it is God’s Word to you…

January 19, 2013

DJ

Ezekiel 36:26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

When Christ said He would give us a new heart it was not a single promise but a promise that has stood for a very long time. Many years ago another prophet called Ezekiel wrote these words to remind us of what Christ would do.

Jesus gave His life for you and for me just so that He could be the one who places that new heart inside of us. He wants us to feel a real live beating heart inside and not something that is beaten up and turned to stone. He wants us to have a heart that can hold His love He is giving us…

January 18, 2013

DJ

Hebrews 4:16 Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

When you want something, waiting around to see what could happen is not going to do much, but if you go forward with confidence and seek what you want, things may just work out a bit better!

God does not need us to come to Him because there is nothing that He cannot do, instead He wants us to come to Him so that we know that it was our act of trust, hope or faith that allowed us to find Him. That first step is the seed of belief that has been inside us from the beginning and God wants to make it grow. We start that by opening the door to Him…