“For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of hands, for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” (2 Timothy 1:6-7) Paul had a special friend in Timothy. They had met… Continue reading Fan the Flame
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The Chief of Sinners
“Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display His perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in Him for eternal life.” (1 Timothy 1:15b-16) Imagine… Continue reading The Chief of Sinners
The Great I AM
“‘[R]emember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is no one like Me.” (Isaiah 46:9) In the time of the prophet Isaiah, idolatry was flourishing in Israel. There had been religious reform under the reign of Hezekiah, but the seeds of… Continue reading The Great I AM
Searching
“It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out.” (Proverbs 25:2) The silence of God can be terrifying. We all have circumstances in our lives that we desperately need God’s opinion on. We cry out to Him daily, begging for an answer to… Continue reading Searching
Branches of the Vine
“‘I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in Me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.’” (John 15:5) In the hours before His arrest, Jesus spent the time teaching His disciples about what it really meant to follow and obey… Continue reading Branches of the Vine