This post comes from Calvary Chapel Pastors We get the best answer of all when we look at the cross of Jesus Christ. We were all hopelessly lost, bound by Satan’s power and a slave to the devil and to our own unredeemed flesh—but God intervened because of His great love for us. He wasn’t...
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Faith— Not Emotion
This post comes from My Utmost For His Highest We walk by faith, not by sight —2 Corinthians 5:7 For a while, we are fully aware of God’s concern for us. But then, when God begins to use us in His work, we begin to take on a pitiful look and talk only of our...
Spontaneous Love
This post comes from My Utmost For His Highest Love suffers long and is kind . . . —1 Corinthians 13:4 Love is not premeditated—it is spontaneous; that is, it bursts forth in extraordinary ways. There is nothing of precise certainty in Paul’s description of love. We cannot predetermine our thoughts and actions by saying,...
Gracious Uncertainty
This post comes from My Utmost For His Highest . . . it has not yet been revealed what we shall be . . . —1 John 3:2 Our natural inclination is to be so precise—trying always to forecast accurately what will happen next—that we look upon uncertainty as a bad thing. We think that...