From Pleasing People to Pleasing God

We love it when people praise us and show that they believe in us. It is a good thing when we get a compliment from our boss or a friend encourages us. It is good, but it can become addictive and harmful. We can not become so dependent on pleasing people that we start...

One Gift, Many Blessings

Thanks be to God for His gift that is too wonderful for words. — 2 Corinthians 9:15 A few years ago I read the script of a sermon that Rick Warren delivered to his congregation. It was entitled God’s Christmas Gift To You. Some of those thoughts are...

Remember Whose You Are

Yet to all who received Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God. — John 1:12 NIV While reading a Rick Warren sermon from a series titled Seeing Yourself As God Sees You, I came across this story. It teaches us a truth...

Knowing and Trusting the Pilot Helps

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. — Philippians 4:6 I read a story a few years ago about a man who was boarding a plane. As he got on board, he heard a man call his name....

Then – Today – Tomorrow

This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. — Psalm 118:24 Sometimes we are so busy looking forward that we miss the now. We miss the blessings and opportunities of today. From time to time it seems that, as Christians, we have a...

Rich In Mercy And Grace

In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. — Ephesians 1:7–8 A man sat waiting for his new doctor to make his way through...