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Beyond Eternal Life: What Jesus' Death Bought You

As Christians we sometimes fail to realize what Jesus’ salvation has won for us. We sit at the cross, mindful of our sin. But Colossians 1:12 says God has made us fit to share in the inheritance of his saints.

 

Most Christians think that inheritance is what is reserved for us in heaven. But the verses in Colossians are part of a prayer Paul was praying for believers to experience on earth. Remember Jesus’ praying that we are to ask for God’s will on earth as it is in h...

6 Keys To Standing On God's Promises: He Is The God Who Heals

I grew up hearing a message that suffering was good. It made you more spiritual. Jesus suffered, and I needed to suffer just like Him because it would bring Him glory.

 

Suffering for Jesus was a big deal. What I didn’t know is that the Bible doesn’t say it like I learned it.

 

Peter talks about suffering and trials and having the strength to endure them in 1Peter. He was writing to a persecuted church. The suffering these people were experiencing was connected to being...

How To Continue To Hope In God's Word When Storms Chase You Down

Hope is a life-giving force— you know when you have it and you know when you don’t.

The Bible says hope deferred makes the heart sick. This is an observation of human nature; when what we are hoping to happen, believing to happen, suffers a setback then depression, sadness and tears overtake us. All this can smolder into a wildfire if we allow it, setting ablaze dry weeds of fear hiding in the corners of our mind. Destruction, the tearing down of dreams and faith, is sur...

Did Abraham Really Have Camels?

 

I do love research. Here is a fun question to ask if the conversation lags over your weekend.

Did Abraham really have camels?

As early as Genesis 12:16 Abraham was given camels by an Egyptian king. “The king was good to Abram because of Sarai, and Abram was given sheep, cattle, donkeys, slaves, and camels.” Later Abraham's servant takes ten camels from his flock and heads out to get his son Isaac a wife.

The problem is scholars believe camels were not domesticated in Ca...

Does God Answer Prayers...Fast?

The answer according to the Bible is yes. But a few things depend on you. Maybe even someone else. Let’s talk about you first.

 

I am writing this post to believers. If you want to know about the prayers of “unbelievers” click here.

 

This post is not about the answers to spiritual growth prayers. These are considered guaranteed to get answers, and you can read a post from Carrie Lowrance on Crosswalk about those prayers here.

 

I am assuming this question is...

Will God Answer the Prayers of Unbelievers?

The quick answer is yes. And no. It seems to depend on the unbelief of the unbeliever.

 

There are different kinds of unbelief. The first kind is what you normally think of when you hear the word unbelief. This unbelief is a flat no way no how type of thinking. It gives no place to the idea of God or whatever His promises are, such as salvation, healing, deliverance, etc. This type may include the firm conviction that God does not exist.

 

You can see this type of belief when Jesus...

Does God Answer Prayer?

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Many people want to know if God answers prayer. You can Google the question and a hundred different ways to ask it pop up. Three main questions emerge:

1. Does God answer prayer?
2. Will God answer the prayers of unbelievers?
3. Does God answer prayers fast?

 

There are a lot of frustrated desperate people in the world. As a believer for over fifty years, I want to answer your questions using the words God spoke about answering people’s needs. Let’s start with the fo...

How To Experience True Peace

 

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There is a silly picture in one of my photo albums of my parents and my husband. They are all laughing. My parents are sitting in a black Amish buggy they bought for their farm. My husband is holding the buggy shafts and pretending to pull them around.

 

As I smile down at the picture, an odd feeling like homesickness passes over me. All of them are with Jesus. They all “went ahead.” But this wasn’t the way it was supposed to be for my husband. He wasn’t o...

Why You Can't "Find" Peace.

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Many times in my life I’ve fretted over trying to figure out God’s will for my life. Until. And thank You, Jesus, for the good untils of life. Until I realized God’s word is His will, and His word takes care of 98% of my questions. The critical step is taking the time to read it and understand it. By the way, His word is the Bible.

For example, last week I talked about fear and anxiety. Did you know that peace and abundant life are some of the spoils of war Jesus won on the...

You Don't "Find" Peace. You Receive Peace.

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Many times in my life I’ve fretted over trying to figure out God’s will for my life. Until. And thank You, Jesus, for the good untils of life. Until I realized God’s word is His will, and His word takes care of 98% of my questions. The critical step is taking the time to read it and understand it. By the way, His word is the Bible.

For example, last week I talked about fear and anxiety. Did you know that peace and abundant life are some of the spoils of war Jesus won on the...