Friday, April 30, 2004
Christians often misunderstand the boundaries of Christian living and behavior. Some think it extends only to their church friends and maybe their family. Many Christian business people love to use the phrase, “It’s business” when they are brokering a less than fair deal for all parties involved. Too often Christian business people use their faith as business boundaries. In other words, my faith does not extend into my business or the practice thereof. They fail to exercise grace even when they have put another in unfair financial bondage. The lesson that is first and foremost is that God is part of all areas of our lives and has no boundaries. Nothing is ever, “Just business.”
When you keep God out of your business, you keep God out of your life!
-Lyn Sahr
-2 Cor 9:8-9 NIV
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
Thursday, April 29, 2004
If the hope for the future is the local church, we are going to need to teach people to fight fair. Disagreements are obviously going to take place in the holy church run by less than holy people. But for us to survive and glorify the Lord, we need to learn how to behave.
So how does one behave in the church? The same way one behaves out of the church; Biblical Principles.
God’s word has something to say about all things in life and has added some extra words when it comes to Godly behavior. Perhaps the wisest thing to remember about church etiquette is to never speak out or react to situations in the church until you have read the scriptures and understand what they are saying.
The road to peace is paved with Biblical truth.
-Lyn Sahr
-1 Cor 11:19-20 NIV
No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God’s approval.
Wednesday, April 28, 2004
Being a hero isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Many heroes risk their lives and suffer great loss for the sake of others. The update on the war in Iraq and other parts of the world tell of the heroes of battle on the news everyday. The problem, the casualties are high and most of the heroes are dead.
The update of the war against sin is much brighter. Only one casualty in the past 2000 years. Oh yes, others have died for the cause. But one man, Jesus, the Son of the living God gave His life that others, whether they die as martyrs or at the appointed time of the aged, will live forever.
No other hero has ever died so that another may live forever!
-Lyn Sahr
-Heb 9:23-28 NIV
It was necessary, then, for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. 24 For Christ did not enter a man-made sanctuary that was only a copy of the true one; he entered heaven itself, now to appear for us in God’s presence. 25 Nor did he enter heaven to offer himself again and again, the way the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own. 26 Then Christ would have had to suffer many times since the creation of the world. But now he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself. 27 Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, 28 so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.
Tuesday, April 27, 2004
Building a church from scratch sounds really exciting to a lot of people. In many ways, it is exciting. The people who are part of the church from the beginning will experience things that will most likely be once in a lifetime experiences. However, in the midst of the excitement brings a word that is rarely used in many peoples vocabulary and its meaning is oblivious to them, sacrifice. One dictionary says that sacrifice is, “To give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; “She committed herself to the work of God”; “give one’s talents to a good cause”; “consecrate your life to the church.”
My definition would be somewhat different, “To give up some of the temporal to get all of the eternal.”
Sacrifice, a small thing in the big picture!
-Lyn Sahr
-Luke 9:23-26 NIV
“If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. 24 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it. 25 What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit his very self?
Monday, April 26, 2004
We all have a choice to make when it comes to our spiritual life. We can depend upon the power of God or the power of people. Man can move a mountain with heavy mechanical equipment. Man can move a mountain through God with the smallest amount of faith and the spoken word.
Got any mountains to move? Try the power of God. He is much more familiar with mountains than man, considering that He created them!
-Lyn Sahr
-Matt 17:20 NIV
I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
Sunday, April 25, 2004
A few days ago, I noticed the floor in the upstairs bathroom was wet. I realized that the stool was leaking and figured out why but couldn’t always get it to stop. After a couple of days of dealing with towels on the floor, I decided there was an easier solution—turn off the water to the stool and turn it on only when I needed it until the landlord comes and fixes the stool. How nice it is to have a dry floor.
Many times in our lives, we deal with things continually, cleaning up the mess that sin causes. What we really need to do is stop it at the source. If you recognize that something is causing you to have sinful thoughts or desires, get rid of it. And then go to your Heavenly Father, repent, and ask Him to take care of the “Sin Flow” in your life. And He will do it. All He is waiting for is that you come to Him and ask Him to take care of the problem.
-Ardis Rivera
-Philippians 4:8
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or praiseworthy–think about such things.
-1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
Saturday, April 24, 2004
Marriage as God intended it in the beginning is between one man and one woman. Right now in the United States, we are seeing several states try to abolish God’s plan for marriage and instead allow two men or two women to marry.
The sad part is many Christians are not standing up for traditional marriage, and instead are being silent. Recent polls have indicated that less than 40-percent of Christians in the United States think that same sex marriage is wrong. May I encourage you to head to the Bible and read about God’s plan for marriage? Then stand up and let your voice be heard.
-Garrett Novak
-Gen 2:24 NIV
For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
-Matt 19:4-6 NIV
“Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ 5 and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? 6 So they are no longer two, but one.
Friday, April 23, 2004
We will be conducting a Pastor’s Conference in Monterrey, Mexico on June 12th with about 200 people attending (100 pastors and their wives). As we gather together, American speakers will share their hearts and experiencing with the Mexican pastors. Although none of the speakers speak Spanish and communicate through an interpreter, a “Jesus Bond” takes place when the pastors hear the hearts of the speakers and the speaker hears the heart of the people. Language is not a barrier when people have a “Jesus Bond.”
Perhaps when people speak the same language they spend too much time talking and listening and not enough time establishing a “Jesus Bond,” no language needed!
-Lyn Sahr
-Eph 4:1-6 NIV
As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit- just as you were called to one hope when you were called- 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
Thursday, April 22, 2004
What would happen if every time there was a problem in a church an angel appeared with a “Peace Officers” badge and said, “I have been sent by God to restore order here?” In actuality, God does send “Peace Officers” who are often right in the church, brothers and sisters in Christ who are capable of bringing peace to the most difficult disagreements or dissentions in the church. But they don’t act. They stand on the sidelines and watch the spiritual bloodletting of, often times, very good people who have gone awry.
So the question must be asked, “Why don’t the peacemakers act? I don’t know. The only thing I can think of is that they can’t find their badge!
-Lyn Sahr
-Isa 9:6 NIV
For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
-John 14:27 NIV
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.
-John 16:33 NIV
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
-John 20:21-23 NIV
Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” 22 And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
Wednesday, April 21, 2004
In our world today, it appears that each person determines the rules of life for themselves. But in the world hereafter, man will have no say. God alone determines the rules of eternity.
-Lyn Sahr
-1 John 5:11-12 NIV
God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.
Tuesday, April 20, 2004
In a world where hate keeps raising its ugly head, peace seems very distant for many. But regardless of the circumstances that we live in, we can experience the peace of God in our lives through Jesus Christ. Remember, only peace can bring peace!
-Lyn Sahr
-John 20:19-23 NIV
On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” 20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord.
21 Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” 22 And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
Monday, April 19, 2004
God was looking for a few good men long before the Army used it as a US slogan!
-Lyn Sahr
-Titus 2:11-14 NIV
For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. 12 It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, 13 while we wait for the blessed hope-the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.
Sunday, April 18, 2004
A few weeks ago, I was beginning to feel that evil was taking over the neighborhood where I live. This was not a good feeling and it is hard to describe the feelings that were taking over.
But as I considered what I saw happening, I was reminded of one simple fact: God inhabits the praises of His people. And considering the fact that darkness and light can’t both be in the same place, I made a decision. There would be God’s praises sung and played continually in my house.
A couple of days ago, I realized that there was a difference. Probably the biggest difference is my attitude, but I have noticed a calming down in the community. The Lord also showed me that I need to be praying for these people.
All around us we see evil. Our reaction to it can be one of cowering in fear or of praising our God in spite of what we see, knowing that He is ultimately in control.
-Psalm 71: 22-24
I will praise you with the harp
for your faithfulness, O my God;
I will sing praise to you with the lyre,
O Holy One of Israel.
My lips will shout for joy
when I sing praise to you-
I, whom you have redeemed.
My tongue will tell of your righteous acts
all day long,
for those who wanted to harm me
have been put to shame and confusion.
Saturday April 17, 2004
While visiting some friends this week, my 18-month old daughter decided to show some affection to their cat. Unfortunately, the cat didn’t return the affection, and proceeded to leave some very long and deep scratches on her arm. My wife comforted her immediately, but she’ll have a “reminder” of her experience with “Jasper” the cat for several days to come. It might be a few weeks, but I would imagine that she would still want to “reach out” to cats that she sees, although she might be a bit more careful in doing so.
Many times as Christians we can get “battle scars” and are afraid to reach out to others around us to show affection and Christian love. We have been hurt in the past and don’t want to get hurt again. The people we are afraid of can even be under our own roof (our spouse or children). Yes, we will get battle scars along the way, but God is faithful, and is there with loving arms when we get “scarred” in the battle. The nail pierced hands know what you are going through.
Are you ready to reach out to those around you today and risk battle scars?
-Garrett Novak
-Luke 6:27-31 NIV
“But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic. Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. Do to others, as you would have them do to you.
-Luke 10:27-28 NIV
He answered: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.'” “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”
Friday, April 16, 2004
Little do we know about tomorrow other than how we live today. Because how we live today determines a lot about our tomorrows!
-Lyn Sahr
-Deut 30:15-16 NIV
See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. 16 For I command you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the LORD your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess.
Thursday, April 15, 2004
In the United States, it is tax day! Everyone must file his or her taxes with the government today or face high penalties. So, millions of Americans who have waited to the last minute will flood to the post office to mail their taxes to avoid the penalties. If a person had a literal “deadline” and knew that they were going to die on a certain day or knew that Jesus was coming back on a certain day, they would be flocking to the church and seeking God for the salvation of their souls.
Well, it doesn’t work that way. God calls us to be faithful and thankful for everyday not knowing whether it will be our last or not. So in these last days, draw close to God and accept His eternal reward without the risk of eternal penalties!
God forgives you and He loves you. Commit your life to Him today for the salvation of your soul.
-Lyn Sahr
-John 3:3-7 NIV
In reply Jesus declared, “I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”
4 “How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely he cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb to be born!”
5 Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. 6 Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. 7 You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’
-1 Peter 1:23-25 NIV
For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. 24 For, “All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, 25 but the word of the Lord stands forever.”
Wednesday, April 14, 2004
With more lives being lost daily in the war in Iraq, the American people are becoming dismayed and restless. But the death toll in Iraq does not even begin to mirror the killing of the innocent around the world both in and out of the womb.
It is said that over half of the populations of Africa has full blown AIDS or is infected with the HIV virus and the death of millions is inevitable. The starvation of children around the world brings wailing from mothers who bury their children, dying from malnutrition, lack of water or related diseases. Abortionists are still killing thousands of babies daily and it is rarely mention in the nightly news. Ethnic cleansing, the sexual mutilation of young girls and infanticide still screams from around the world. Above the silence that surrounds it, death and sorrow is commonplace for many.
So what are you going to personally do about it? If you’re spiritual life is going to church on Sunday, attending Sunday School, going to Bible Study and paying your tithes you are doing what you should but you are not doing what you could!
What could you do? Ask God to show you and I am convinced you will be part of the solution if you are obedient to His calling.
When I face God in the final hours of my life I want to be able to confess to Him that I not only did what I should but I did what I could.
-Lyn Sahr
-James 1:22-27 NIV
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25 But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it-he will be blessed in what he does.
26 If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless. 27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
Tuesday, April 13, 2004
When Jesus rose from the dead and walked among the people, He did it to build their faith for what lie ahead of them. Because of the immense pressure many church leaders have on themselves today in regard to ministry finances, leadership spends way too much time “building the bank account” and far too little time “building faith in the people.” Unless we find a way to change that we will continue on the road to beautiful, full facilities and empty hearts!
-Lyn Sahr
-Prov 27:12 NIV
The prudent see danger and take refuge,
but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
Monday, April 12, 2004
Grace isn’t a ticket to sin but rather a billboard for God’s love!
-Lyn Sahr
-Rom 6:15-18 NIV
What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! 16 Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone to obey him as slaves, you are slaves to the one whom you obey-whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness? 17 But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were entrusted. 18 You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.
Sunday, April 11, 2004
Easter. Jesus is risen. Cries of Alleluia are everywhere.
But I think many Christians put Jesus back in the tomb after Easter Sunday, or they try to. What do I mean about that?
There are a couple of ways people try to keep Jesus in the tomb. If Jesus is truly risen from the dead, we should be some of the happiest people on earth. Yes, life can be hard at times, but we serve a risen and victorious Lord who will see us through the hard times.
And then there are those who go to church on Sunday, proclaiming that Jesus is risen, but they don’t live for their risen Savior the rest of the week. During the week, there is no evidence of Christ in their lives.
We serve a risen Savior. Let’s live like it. And let’s tell the world He is risen and that He reigns in our hearts.
-Ardis Rivera
-1 Cor 15:12-20 NIV
But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead. But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised. For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost. If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men. But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.
Saturday April 10, 2004
When man was created…the love of God was there
When God sent his son…the shadow of the cross was there
While Jesus grew…the shadow of the cross was there
When Jesus called the twelve…the shadow of the cross was there
When praying in the garden…the shadow of the cross was there
While standing before Pilate…the shadow of the cross was there
While hanging on the cross…the love of God was there
“Crucified, laid behind a stone, You lived to die, rejected and alone. Like a rose, trampled on the ground. You took the fall, and thought of me, above all.” (Lenny LeBlanc-“Above All”)
-Garrett Novak
-Mark 15:33-39
At the sixth hour darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?”–which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
When some of those standing near heard this, they said, “Listen, he’s calling Elijah.” One man ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a stick, and offered it to Jesus to drink. “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down,” he said. With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last. The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, heard his cry and saw how he died, he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!”
Friday, April 9,2004
The recent Mel Gibson movie “The Passion of the Christ,” brings the scripture passages to light in ways never seen by man before except those witnesses present at the time. It is my prayer that the recent renewed interest in Christ will bring lasting revival in the hearts of people and churches around the world. Of course, revival starts in each of our hearts and is spread through our actions.
-Lyn Sahr
-Phil 2:5-11 NIV
Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
7 but made himself nothing,
taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
8 And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
and became obedient to death-
even death on a cross!
9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
Thursday, April 8, 2004
The secret of leadership is learning how to follow. If a leader can’t follow Christ, he or she can’t lead people!
-Lyn Sahr
-Matt 16:24-26 NIV
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it.
Wednesday, April 7, 2004
When we face trials in this world we should not be surprised. Jesus faced the great trial of allowing himself to be beaten and crucified. For us to think that we should be “trial free” would be naive. And trials usually attack us in our weakest areas or the things that we hold so dear. However, because we are human beings, if we faced trial free daily lives we would be weak, faithless and ineffective. Trials are temporary. Faith is eternal!
-Lyn Sahr
-James 1:2-7 NIV
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. 4 Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. 6 But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
-2 Cor 12:7-10 NIV
To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. 8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 10 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
Tuesday, April 6, 2004
When Jesus rose from the dead He didn’t need a doctor, He was the great physician! He came looking for patients! Patients like you and I.
-Lyn Sahr
-Mark 2:17 NIV
On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
Monday, April 5, 2004
“When the power of darkness comes in like a flood, the battle belongs to the Lord!” These are the words in a popular worship song that is song in many of our churches. The power of darkness is not something new for Christians but has been the struggle of man even back to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. When Jesus died on Calvary there were tremendous battles taking place as Satan tried to bring his dominion to man. But rather, Jesus rose from the dead overcoming evil with the power of God. From a dark day to the son-rise, the battle belonged to the Lord.
So it is in our lives. When God is working and we are serving Him in obedience there is a battle that is raging in the heavenlies. That battle is real and should not be taken lightly. But, the battle belongs to the Lord.
So keep holding on in earnest prayer as you wait for God. The day is coming when you will see the Son-rise! And for those who may be your critics, lest they judge from the throne of divinity they are not qualified to judge you.
-Lyn Sahr
-2 Peter 1:3-4 NIV
His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.
Sunday, April 4, 2004
Today is Palm Sunday. It always amazes me to think that probably the same people who were shouting “Hosanna” would, in just a few days, be shouting “Crucify Him”. Why the change? Maybe because Jesus didn’t fit their idea of what the Messiah would do.
Many times we are the same way. We have our ideas of how God will work in our lives, and in expectation of what He will do, we sing His praises. But when we realize that He has a different plan, do we turn our praises into shouts of “Crucify Him”?
There are many times that I have thought I knew how God would work out something in my life, but rarely did He do things the way I expected Him to do them. But as I look back, I can say that His way is perfect. We need to trust Him at all times, not just when He does things the way we want Him to do them. His ways are perfect, not mine and not yours. We need to learn to trust Him completely, knowing His plans are for our good.
-Ardis Rivera
-Psalm 118:8-9
It is better to take refuge in the LORD
than to trust in man.
It is better to take refuge in the LORD
than to trust in princes.
-Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD , “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Saturday April 3, 2004
You’ve most likely experienced “fuzzy vision.” Like when you are driving at night and things at times get blurry. Or when your stare at your computer screen for too long and things start to “melt” together. One cure is to see if glasses would help. For me, that was the answer, and another sure sign that I’m not the teen-ager that I once was.
The problem with adjusting to your glasses is there discomfort at times (my head has hurt many days this week from the “adjustment” headache), and getting used to wearing something on my face (even though I don’t need to wear them all the time—I am trying to break them in). The flip side is that my distance vision is great (I can actually read the road signs now—my wife says that’s a good thing), and I can see things with more clarity. Yes, things are coming into focus easily.
It’s the same way with God. Is he a mystery to you? Have you asked him to be the Lord and Savior of your life? Then get into his word, and his character will come into “focus” for you. Pray and you will see things with more “clarity.” Yes, there will be times of “discomfort,” (like adjusting to new glasses), as he is molding you into his new creation, but in a short time you’ll be seeing things with “God vision.”
-Garrett Novak
-Eph 4:22-24 NIV
You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Friday, April 2, 2004
A common fallacy that circulates readily among young people is that evil or evil people do not affect good people. In theory it sounds good but because of the common plight of the nature of man and the weakness of the will, a lot of good people are enticed and affected by evil or evil people. Don’t kid yourself. Nothing good comes out of hanging around evil!
-Lyn Sahr
-1 Cor 14:20-21 NIV
Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be adults.
Thursday, April 1, 2004
There was a man who was a fool.
When it’s hot he wants it cool.
When it’s cool he wants it hot.
He’s always wanting what it’s not!
Satisfaction or the lack thereof is a great indicator of our relationship with Christ.
-Lyn Sahr
-Prov 13:4 NIV
The sluggard craves and gets nothing,
but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
