Bible, fear, God, grace, idols, Jeremiah, mercy, sin
Yesterday we looked at Jeremiah 2 and saw ourselves in Israel’s rebellion. Like the Israelites, sometimes we choose to abandon God and go find substitute gods. We stop trusting the Lord and trust ourselves instead. We lose our awe of the Lord; we harden our...
Bible, faith, fear, God, growing, Jesus, meaning of life, obedience, Philippians, spiritual growth
In Philippians 2 it says, “[Christ] humbled himself and became obedient to death – even death on a cross!” (Philippians 2:8). I read this on Sunday, and the phrase “obedient to death” jumped off the page. Yes, this is what God calls...
believe, Church, fear, God, growing, Spiritual legacy
After I decided Jesus was legit, and after I started reading the Bible some, the next logical step was for me to start attending a church. (Logical to the believers around me, that is; the concept was lost on me for quite awhile). But that idea terrified me. So I...
