Once upon a time, an old man, a moral man, died. He walked along a path looking for a way to enter heaven. The first gate he came to had the inscription “The Gate of Good Deeds” posted high up on the iron bars. He clanged the iron door knocker and waited for he gatekeeper. Surely, the good deeds he had done; giving a hitchhiker a ride, praying for a sick neighbor, giving to the poor, would count in his favor. He was sure of it. The gatekeeper did not smile as he said, “God desires that everyone do good Read More
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Fear Gripped – Faith Motivated
The streets of Capernaum were mobbed with people. A Man leading the crowd seemed bent on a mission. Another man named Jairus had just pleaded with the Man to come heal his young daughter who was desperately ill. A woman with a persistent flow of blood for twelve years stood at the edge of the crowd. She had sought doctors to heal her, but to no avail. Rather, she became worse. She had spent all she had. In addition, she knew she was unclean, and no one could touch her without becoming ceremonially unclean themselves. Twelve years. Her fingers dug Read More
the Gazelle and the Lion
I read that every morning in Africa a gazelle awakes knowing it must run faster than the fastest lion or will be killed. And every morning a lion awakes knowing it must run faster that the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. Whether a gazelle or a lion, when the sun comes up, it’d better be running! We can learn a lesson from the gazelle and the lion – if you are not running to the Lord, the devil is stalking you. 1 Peter 5:8 says, “Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a Read More