God is good! He’s the source of all things good. We can look to God to be the standard of goodness- the one and only perfect role model. Life can get uncertain and we may waiver in our faith, but it is very important that we keep in mind that God wants to do good things for us and provide good things to us. God is so good that He loves to bless us in order to bring glory to his name and also for us to help in build his kingdom. We are blessed to be a blessing! He even likes to bring good out of seemingly bad things that occur. [Read more…]
God’s Masterpiece
Through reading the Bible, it’s clear that God thinks very highly of us. In fact, we are all considered to be God’s masterpiece; His greatest work of art! At times, we have trouble actually seeing ourselves just as God sees us. Many things can come into play that can effect our perception of ourselves and most often things from our past do this. No matter how we feel about ourselves at the moment, we must know that we are absolutely perfect in the Lord’s eyes. The Bible teaches us that God loves us unconditionally. He never stops loving us, but we sometimes find it difficult to receive His love because of our own feelings of guilt over wrong attitudes and behaviors. [Read more…]
Abide In Him
God wants us to abide in Him and to rely on Him for everything. Practicing this takes a great deal of humility on our part. It may sometimes seem that we are able to do things on our own, but this is simply just not true! God’s Word says:
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. (John 15:5 NIV)
Salvation For All
Salvation is a gift from God, given to us by grace through faith. Among the thousands of promises outlined for us in the Bible, the promise of eternal life can be given to anyone who is born again.
If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (Romans 10:9)
In order to be born again, a person must follow 4 simple steps:
1. Acknowledge in your heart that Jesus is Lord.
2. Confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord.
3. Believe that Jesus died for your sins and that He was raised three days later.
4. Repent (change one’s mind) of sins and get baptized in the name of Jesus. [Read more…]
Promises To Us From God
Promises to us from God can be found in numerous places throughout the Bible. In fact, there are thousands of promises mentioned in the Bible! Part of trusting in God is knowing that He will never break His promises to us. The Bible tells us that God sincerely means what He says and will never let us down.
My covenant I will not break,
Nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips. – Psalm 89:34