
For Our Good
“We know that in everything God works for the good of those who love him.” Romans 8:28 is one of the most helpful, comforting verses of the entire Bible, announcing
“We know that in everything God works for the good of those who love him.” Romans 8:28 is one of the most helpful, comforting verses of the entire Bible, announcing
God uses our struggles for his glory. The last three years of my dad’s life were scarred by ALS. The disease took him from being a healthy mechanic to being
My college roommate, Steve, was neat. Not just neat in the sense of a lot of fun, but neat in the sense of not sloppy. I, on the other hand,
If God chose only righteous people to change the world, you could count them all on one finger—Jesus! Instead he included others in his plan—sinners, the ungodly, the imperfect. God
Impatience is selfishness with time. We don’t like to waste it. People get in our way and slow things down, so we burn them with impatience!
Patience recognizes that we
Nothing fosters courage like a clear grasp of grace. And nothing fosters fear like an ignorance of mercy. If you haven’t accepted God’s forgiveness, you’re doomed to live in fear.
In Psalm 32:5, David says, “I confess my rebellion to the Lord. And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone.”
Confession is not complaining. If I merely recite my
Simply put, we are not good enough to go to heaven. So what can we do? We could start doing good deeds. Perhaps if we do enough good deeds, they’ll
I was seven years old. I’d had enough of my father’s rules and decided I could make it on my own, thank you very much! I got to the end
Human love is convenient. It suits the needs of the person at the time and works into his schedule. God’s love is eternal. You’re always on his itinerary.
Human love