by ray | Mar 6, 2012 | Devotionals
“Faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the Word about Christ.” (Romans 10:17 NIV) Most of us aren’t confident or courageous. Most of us are flat out scared to death. We’re afraid to take risks, afraid of failure, and afraid of dying....
by ray | Sep 5, 2011 | Devotionals
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. (Psalm 139:23-24 NIV) The main rule is this: Keep your plan simple. Wait on God (Relax) — Be still for a...
by ray | Aug 31, 2011 | Devotionals
Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation. 2 Corinthians 5:18 The world abounds with people whose sin has alienated them from God. Christ’s sacrificial work has restored Christians...
by ray | Jul 12, 2011 | Devotionals, Holy Spirit, Topical Studies
“That I may know Him.” Philippians 3:10 The initiative of the saint is not towards self-realization, but towards knowing Jesus Christ. The spiritual saint never believes circumstances to be haphazard, or thinks of his life as secular and sacred; he sees...
by ray | Jun 17, 2011 | Devotionals, Family
Then the LORD said to Noah, “Come into the ark, you and all your household, because I have seen that you are righteous before Me in this generation. Genesis 7:1 The children of Noah faced a significant decision. They lived in a world where everyone blatantly...