Here’s How Hope And The Glory Of God Are Connected
June 14, 2019
“We are terrible hopers in this day and age,” says pastor and writer, Francis Chan. “We expect the worst because we’ve been let down too much. If something even halfway decent happens in a day we consider that a good day.” Does this describe you? The Bible says that “hope deferred makes the heart sick” (Proverbs 13:12 ESV). Part of the human condition on this planet is loss, pain and disappointment. Perhaps you feel heartsick more often than not. Are you trying your hardest but still feel that there isn’t much hope on your journey through this life?
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“Dear Dr. Sala,” writes a friend of Guidelines, “when my husband and I get into an argument, he walks away and comes back as though nothing had ever happened. When he has hurt me and never asks for forgiveness, I feel offended and want to withdraw. Do you have any suggestions which might help?”
June 13, 2019
When you are only five feet three, and someone who is six feet five towers over you, you quickly learn what intimidation is, especially when the giant leans over you and threatens you. We’d much prefer enemies about our size giving us an equal chance; but, of course, life isn’t always fair.
June 12, 2019
The Bible is an amazing book. Of course, it’s amazing because it’s God inspired and living but it’s also very honest. In the Bible, you find stories of men and women living at different times who were used by God in powerful ways. People who loved God… and failed miserably. Full of faith and full of flaws—stories like that of a man called David show us that Christianity speaks to human beings as they are. We are made in the image of God, with eternity inside us but living in the here and now with natures that sin. And sin regularly.
June 11, 2019
How a person responds to calamity or disaster tells an awful lot about what's inside! When things are not going well, there is a tendency for the old to become cynical and critical, and castigate those who are younger. You know the mentality--"The older I am, the better I was!" Having had years of experience, it is very easy for them to see immediately what's wrong with the world, especially people in the world, and be very clear in letting folks know that things aren't like they used to be, and that if they were still in control, it wouldn't be that way.
June 10, 2019
Oil spills which destroy the environment, pelicans and albatrosses who eat plastic, chemical waste which kills fish and marine life and destroys natural resources, and rusted beer cans which litter the landscape--how much of this is of concern to you? Or should it be at all?
June 7, 2019
You wake up in the night thinking about a situation which really distresses you. You silently pray, "God, please do something about this," yet sleep doesn't come. You toss and turn, asking, "What should I do?" At the same time, you know that worrying doesn't change anything and that you shouldn't worry.
June 6, 2019
He stood apart from the crowd, yet he wasn't aloof. He was warm, compelling, and controversial. His eyes could flash fire, yet they mellowed with affection. Children loved Him, yet others felt that His gaze went directly into their souls. His name was Jesus, and the way He approached things was so different from the way we build organizations today. Christ taught that a small group who were really dedicated to His cause could accomplish far more than could a vast army religious workers who were committed only to their own little kingdoms, their own egos.
June 5, 2019
"If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me" (Luke 9:23). Who was this one to make such a bold statement? He's identified in history as Jesus of Nazareth, but Nazareth was merely the place where He grew up. One day, Jesus put the question to His disciples, saying, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?" (Matthew 16:13). Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God" (Matthew 16:16).
June 4, 2019
Few ideas in the scientific realm have ever been introduced without ridicule and unbelief. When men first suggested that the world was not flat and man could not sail off the end of the world, they were laughed to scorn. When Nicolaus Copernicus first suggested his theory of a sun-centered universe, he was so persecuted that he was forced to withdraw his hypothesis. When Henry Ford put his first automobile on the road, he was thought of as a fool who wasted his time on foolish inventions.
June 3, 2019
Have you ever had the experience of having to drive a considerable distance to an appointment; but, the vehicle that you are driving shows that the gas gauge is closer to empty than you would like? You are in a hurry—late for your meeting—so you decide to see if you can make it. The red warning light comes on. Then the fuel gauge starts to rest solidly on the empty mark, and your stomach grows tighter mile by mile. Perhaps you make it—and perhaps you don’t. And as the light stays on and the indicator sits on empty, you become more tense. When do you refuel?
May 31, 2019
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