You are in a battle! You may not see it and you might forget that it is there. Continue reading “Praying God’s Promises.”
During this time of year, we tend to focus on Jesus and on what He wants and means to us. Spending great deals of time considering how and what we should be doing as Christians. Being in this typical mindset, especially with Christmas fast approaching; I read an article recently that made me consider the opposite perspective. This article made me consider the question, “What would Satan want me to do?” Here is what I came up with and hopefully it gets us to thinking seriously about Jesus, our enemy, and what we’re doing with our faith. Continue reading “What Satan needs you to do!”
The story of Job is familiar to most of us. Even those who are not Christians have heard about Job and his story of loss and pain. We, as Christians, have likely read it numerous times, heard Bible classes and sermons about it, and yet, I would contend that there are not many today who truly understand the bigger point of this story. Continue reading “Job: a story about trusting God.”
Why does it seem like being a disciple of Jesus is so challenging? Why does it seem like such a difficult undertaking? Continue reading “They were “only” fishermen!”
The intelligence of Satan for being able to defeat unwary Christians is frightening. In all honestly, it should cause us to pause and pray every time we think about it. His skills are many, they are varied, and they are always cleverly disguised. He doesn’t attack the strongest points of our life, instead, he attacks the weakest points of our life. Satan will prey on our weaknesses and go for the place that we are struggling. It’s kind of like trying to push down a mighty oak tree. Continue reading “No Victory without God’s Armor!”
“Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.”
(2 Timothy 3:12–13, ESV)
Every person who has made the good decision to become a Christian; every person who tries to live a godly life, will eventually face persecution for their faith. It is inevitable, sad, but inevitable. Continue reading “Don’t underestimate your enemy!”
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