Author Archives: God's Favourite House
Ephesians
Eph.1:17 (NRSV) I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him”
The Bible is powerful, however, to the church, the Book of Ephesians is easily the most powerful in the New Testament. It addresses key issues of the faith, the work of Jesus for us, Read the rest of this entry
Finished Work!
John 11:25-26 (ESV) “Jesus said… “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, 26 and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” (emphasis added).
Jesus says, “I AM the resurrection and the life”. Jesus did not say I point to the way or I teach about the resurrection. Jesus says, “I AM the resurrection and the life”. Read the rest of this entry
Confident Hope
Ps.27:14 (TPT) “Here’s what I’ve learned through it all: Don’t give up; don’t be impatient; be entwined as one with the Lord. Be brave and courageous, and never lose hope. Yes, keep on waiting—for he will never disappoint you!”
Saturday is the time when you second guess yourself. Psalm 27:10 (TPT) “My father and mother abandoned me. I’m like an orphan! But you took me in and made me yours.” In other words, Read the rest of this entry
Mirror Jesus III
Heb.10:23 “Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.”
Saturdays are the days of doubt and confusion. The disciples were meeting behind closed doors for fear of the Jewish leaders. Can you imagine the ‘what-if’ scenarios that would have been playing in their minds? Read the rest of this entry
Mirror Jesus II
Mark 14:36 “Abba, Father,” he cried out, “everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.” (emphasis added).
Some years ago, Pastor Rick Warren lost his son to suicide. Imagine how devastating that would be for a parent that is a pastor. He went through a lot. He granted one interview with CNN’s Piers Morgan, Read the rest of this entry
Mirror Jesus I
Mark 14:35 “He went on a little farther and fell to the ground. He prayed that, if it were possible, the awful hour awaiting him might pass him by.”
It is a mistake to think that no one else understands what you are going through. A lot of us make this mistake because we look at our story and compare it with others. Read the rest of this entry
In Truth
Heb.2:18 “Since he himself has gone through suffering and testing, he is able to help us when we are being tested.”
Jesus can help you through Friday because He has gone through Friday. Honestly, I wish I could tell you that there will be no Fridays, no days of pain. But I cannot because it not scriptural. Read the rest of this entry
Amazing Grace!
1 Pet. 2:21 “For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered for you. He is your example, and you must follow in his steps.” (emphasis added).
When we examine the period of Jesus’s punishment (death, burial, and resurrection), it gives us a model by which the resurrection power can come alive in our own lives too. Read the rest of this entry
Alive & Well
Jn.14:6 “Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.”
Other religions offer to show their followers the way, but Jesus says, “I am The Way”. Other religions offer to teach their followers the way, but Jesus says, ‘I am The Way and anyone who Read the rest of this entry
Christ Alone
John 5:36 (NCV) “But I have a proof about myself that is greater than that of John. The things I do, which are the things my Father gave me to do, prove that the Father sent me.
We start today’s devotion with a question every believer must answer for himself or herself. Why do you believe that Jesus resurrected, and He is alive? I can give you loads and loads of reasons. Read the rest of this entry
