All God asks of us is to love Him with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength and to love others as we love ourselves [Matthew 22:37-40]. That’s the essence of our relationship with God, and our love for Him and others is always a response to the love He has shown us through His …
I don’t know about you, but the word “sacrifice” makes me uncomfortable. Deep down, I know making sacrifices often brings rewards, but I still find it difficult to embrace them. Yet, the challenge is that life operates in such a way that nothing great is achieved without sacrifice. For instance, no one makes it to …
We don’t have all the time in the world, only God does. He does because He created time, and He also exists outside time [Genesis 1:1-5, Psalm 74:16]. We exist within time, and our time on this earth is finite. Therefore, what we achieve, and what we make of our lives is dependent on what …
In the letter to the Hebrews, the Bible says Jesus learned obedience through His suffering [Hebrews 5:8]. That’s a profound statement. I’ve often thought about its implication. How does God learn obedience? The best I can make out is that obedience is a choice, not a character trait. Jesus once described Himself as gentle and …
Christians were never meant to follow Jesus in their own might. I say this because a Christian’s life is supposed to produce superior results which we can’t attain on our own. Additionally, the results we produce ought to be so spectacular that those who witness them glorify God [Matthew 5:16]. Furthermore, Paul explains that we’re …
I often hear people say “I’m sold out to Jesus” or “I have given my life to Christ”. I understand what they mean but I confess, I struggle to say those words just as I struggle to sing “All to Jesus I surrender” or any variants of this powerful hymn of consecration and commitment. My …
I once heard a preacher say, his troubles increased when he became a Christian. Some may recoil at that because there are people out there who have presented Christianity as a problem-free life. This is neither reality nor biblical. Jesus warned His followers that they will have trouble and suffering [John 16:33] and in the …
