Would you rather attend a party or a funeral? Seems like a silly question. Yet King Solomon wrote about the value of visiting a house of mourning.
Better to spend your time at funerals than at parties” (Eccles. 7:2 NLT).
What Would Jesus Say to You About the Coronavirus?
Have you wondered what Jesus would say to us about the coronavirus? My inbox if full of emails from merchants and event planners sharing precautions they’re executing to protect me from this virus.
My daughter, who works in airline reservations, had her shift hours doubled to handle flight cancelations. It doesn’t take a genius to do the math on that one. Pay your employees overtime to cancel your source of revenue! The threat of this virus has shaken our economy and our sense of well-being.
So, what would Jesus say? Several thoughts come to mind. Let’s look at one.Continue Reading
A Promise for Those Who Mourn
I attended the funeral of one of the most robust, energetic, and alive people I’ve ever known. Death for Bruce is incomprehensible. And yet, he’s gone.
The next day as our small group read John 11, the boldness of Jesus’ words to Martha struck me. Martha and Mary had buried their brother just days earlier. They’d helplessly watched Lazarus’s life slip away. They’d bathed and prepared his dead body for burial. They were way more familiar with death than they wanted to be.
Put yourself in Martha’s place as you read Jesus’ words to her:Continue Reading
How to be Assured of Your Salvation
Can a person know for sure if they are going to heaven? Or do we live the best we can and hope we won’t be disappointed?
I well remember sitting in my college apartment and having a young woman ask me when I’d become a Christian.
“I grew up in the church. I walk forward every time we have a revival and ask Christ into my heart,” I said.
“We only have to ask Jesus into our hearts one time” she said. “When we ask in faith, His Spirit comes to permanently dwell in us.”
We only have to ask Jesus into our hearts one time. When we ask in faith, His Spirit comes to permanently dwell in us. #assurance, #grace Click To TweetThat was a new and exhilarating idea to me. I thought the way you stayed committed was to keep asking Jesus into your heart. That afternoon Sharon explained how to gain assurance of my salvation. In case you or someone you love has struggled with this, let’s look at three reasons why a believer may doubt his/her salvation and some assurances the Bible offers.