"For nothing will be impossible with God." (Luke 1:37 ESV)"But Jesus looked at them and said, 'With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'" (Matthew 19:26 ESV)Have you ever thought that something was impossible? Did you ask God for help? Is...
Have you ever been plagued over questions that you wished you had asked when you had the chance? Questions like: What do you mean? Why is that necessary? When is it finished? How …? Where …? Who …? Et cetera. You later realized that the answers could have prevented...
After a grueling experience of slavery in Egypt, the Israelites were relieved when God showed them the way to freedom. This "deliverance" business was all still quite new to them however, and there were still some trust issues. Especially when they now found...
Do you know why we experience so much defeat in life?It's because we love to be in control!Jesus knew about our tendency and He warned us about it: "I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it...
How easy it is to get discouraged! And once we find ourselves ensnared in these ugly tentacles, all of our hope evaporates into thin air.But to those who persevere, the impossible becomes a foreign word.In the 1850s, Sylvester Marsh and a friend climbed the...
I can do all things through him who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13As I get older, I'm confronted by an ever-growing list of things I will never do.Because of glasses, age, and a lot of things, I will never be an Air Force pilot. Because of middle-aged spread, I will...
Likely you have already met many people who are trying to rely on their good works to reach heaven. "I'm sure a lot better than Hitler or Stalin," they boldly declare, assured that they must be doing something right in life after all.Whenever one of these "righteous"...