Tag: Faith

  • Real Faith Means Real Obedience

    Real Faith Means Real Obedience

    It’s not enough to start well; we must finish well too. No winners are declared at the start of a race; winners are decided only at the finish line. If the faith we profess does not lead us into obedience, then it’s no faith at all.

  • The Ten Lepers:  It Takes More Faith to Receive Salvation than to Receive Healing

    The Ten Lepers: It Takes More Faith to Receive Salvation than to Receive Healing

    Only one leper returned to thank Jesus. That’s the difference between submission and exploitation; between faith and opportunism; between wholeness and superficiality.

  • Two Thieves, Two Responses: A Reflection on Attitudes to Sin

    Two Thieves, Two Responses: A Reflection on Attitudes to Sin

    The second thief had his eyes on God. He wasn’t seeking to escape his punishment. Rather, he confessed his sin, he accepted that God’s judgment was right. He asked not for escape, but for reconciliation. His heart was in exactly the right place, submitted to God. Therefore, his eyes were primed and ready to see…

  • God’s Promises

    God’s Promises

    God has promised strength for the day, Rest for the laborer, light for the way, Grace for the trials, help from above, Unfailing sympathy, undying love.