Last Monday, in "When Grace Came Down, Part 1", I asked the question of why anyone would want to hunt down a kill an innocent baby. I received some interesting thoughts from a few of you and I thank you for your meditation on this subject.Let's remember that when Adam...
"and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them." (Luke 2:7 NIV)In the past two devotionals of this series, we've been highlighting the fact that Jesus' life was in...
"Another day, a man stopped Jesus and asked, 'Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?'" (Matt 19:16 MSG)In the past three parts to this series, we've been looking at how Jesus was the devil's enemy #1 and how the devil tried everything--from making it...
In order to understand why Jesus needed to come to this Earth, we took a look last Friday at the story of the rich young ruler. We came to understand that we cannot work our way into Heaven: "As he watched him go, Jesus told his disciples, 'Do you have any idea how...
"Whoever wants to be great must become a servant. Whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave. That is what the Son of Man has done: He came to serve, not to be served--and then to give away his life in exchange for many who are held hostage" (Mark 10:43-45...
When Jesus showed up on this Earth as a tiny Baby, He came to bring us Salvation, not condemnation. Unfortunately, our society doesn't understand the concept of Grace--unmerited favor. We always feel we have to somehow "earn" our Salvation. Here's what Jesus said...
After focusing on God's grace through the month of December, I had planned to end this series and return to "There is ALWAYS Hope!" series. However, every time I open my Bible, I find a Bible about salvation by faith. I cannot stop this series. Not yet. There are...
