What a Friend! ∙

What a Friend! ∙ A real friend sticks closer than a brother. – Proverbs 18:24 John 15:15 I no longer call you slaves because a master doesn’t confide in his slaves. Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me.  A Life Shaped by Faith and Tragedy Joseph MedlicottContinue reading “What a Friend! ∙”

I’ve Been There ∙∙

I’ve Been There ∙∙ The Lord Jesus Christ is our High Priest. He understands our weaknesses. [He is able to sympathize with us.] For He faced all of the same tests and temptations we do, yet He did not sin. – Hebrews 4:15 Hebrews 2:10-18 God, for whom and through whom everything was made, choseContinue reading “I’ve Been There ∙∙”

Be a better listener ∙

Be a better listener ∙ Anyone who belongs to God listens gladly to the words of God. But you don’t listen because you don’t belong to God. – John 8:47 John 8:42-46 Jesus told them, “If God were your Father, you would love me because I have come to you from God. I am notContinue reading “Be a better listener ∙”

Today If You Hear His Voice

Today If You Hear His Voice Today, if you hear his voice, don’t harden your hearts. – Hebrews 4:7 John 10:14-28  14 I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep, and they know me,  15 just as my Father knows me and I know the Father. So I sacrifice my life for the sheep.Continue reading “Today If You Hear His Voice”

Belong to something greater

Belong to something greater See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are! – 1 John 3:1 Matthew 5:13-16  13 You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again?Continue reading “Belong to something greater”