Do you have a sin that you simultaneously hate and love? You really want to overcome it, but as soon as you’re tempted, the anticipated pleasure erases all your willpower. These love/hate temptations are what cause us the greatest struggle, but sometimes part of the problem is our lack of boundaries.
Think about the times when you have felt truly satisfied. What caused you to feel that way? For most people, a sense of well-being comes when their environment is just the way they want it, but that wasn’t the case with Paul. He learned to be content in every circumstance, good or bad.
People have an expectation that those who talk about God must also be serving Him and His people’s best interests. I wish that were always true. But sadly, the many warnings about deceivers entering the church are as relevant today as when the New Testament writers penned them.
We all face difficulties in life. Biblical thinking and balanced judgment can help us prepare to deal with challenges, and 1 Peter 1 contains valuable instructions. We are to ...
1. Father, thank you what you did in our midst yesterday. We thank you in advance for what You will do this evening. To You alone be all the glory! in Jesus’ name. Matthew 8:16“When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.”
COMPASSION means “to have pity, to be inwardly moved, to actually reaching out to relieve others of their sufferings." Compassion means someone else’s heartbreak or sufferings become your heartbreak or sufferings.
God’s compassion always leads to a definite action that brings about a change in the situation and experience of the one on whom He shows compassion. God’s compassion means mercy in action.