The gospel is good news because while we were enemies of God, God did not treat us the same way we treat our enemies. God should have wiped us out. He should have done the crane technique on us. He should have punished us, he should have banished us forever, he should have ignored us […]
Rom 5: Enemies Loving Our Enemies (Part 3 of 5)
Are you still having trouble seeing yourself as an enemy of God? Can I suggest why that might be for some of us? As P. Don talked about at the retreat we just had, we put on our coat of religion and we deceive ourselves into thinking that we are not that bad.
Rom 5: Enemies Loving Our Enemies (Part 2 of 5)
Do you consider yourself an enemy of God? We know we are all sinners, but an enemy? That’s kind of harsh, isn’t it? We never hurt anyone. We don’t even have any human enemies, how can we be an enemy of God? We’re all relatively nice. We grew up in nice homes. We have nice […]
Rom 5: Enemies Loving Our Enemies (Part 1 of 5)
6You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. 8But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for […]
Frances J. Roberts Devotional: Faith and Action
Here is a quote to think about — I will meet you at every point where you put your action alongside your prayers… Never be taken by surprise when I use you to change a pattern. Do not judge a man by what he appears to be, but see him as what he can be […]
Frances J. Roberts Devotional: The Call of Love
Frances J. Roberts wrote a book called “Come Away My Beloved” and a friend of mine gave it to me. Here is a brief excerpt that helps me to discard all the unnecessary To Do’s that seem to plague me everyday… Tarry not for an opportunity to have more time to be alone with Me. […]