Weekly Thought
The word for this week is: “Community”. The thought for this week is: “One of the purposes of Christ’s death was to create a new community, whose members would belong to him.” Often times, we tend to view the cross in an individualistic way. We focus on what he did for me. However, one of…
The word for this week is: “Revelation”. The thought for this week is: “Christ’s cross must be seen as a Revelation as well as salvation.” As human beings, we disclose the nature of our character by our actions. In a similar way, the achievement of Christ’s cross is a revelation of the character of God.…
The word for the week is: “Justified”. The thought for this week is: “God is Holy and just, man is sinful and under judgment; however, we are justified by faith in Jesus.” Many times over the course of life, we are faced with situations that do not have an easy solution. This is especially true for…
The word for this week is: Forgiveness. The thought for this week is: God does not simply forgive us without the necessity of the cross. Most people have a problem with a Christians’ insistence that the cross of Christ is the only ground on which God forgives sins. Why is it that God does not…
The word for this week is: Communion The thought for this week is: Jesus did not view his coming death as an end of his mission, but rather the means of accomplishing it. Each of us have particular ways of remembering friends and relatives who have died. We visit their graves periodically, tell stories about…
The word for this week is: Humanity. The thought for this week is: Jesus’ crucifixion was done by humanity as well as for humanity. Many of you are familiar with the legal trial process where decisions are handed down by a jury. Quite often, the jury selection process is very involved and can take as…
The word for this week is: Cross. The thought for this week is: “The Way of the Cross Leads Home.” NOTE: All prior devotionals for 2017 have given focus to answering the question of who God is. The devotional focus will now shift to answering the question of who Christ is. From the time of…
The word for this week is: “Prayer”. The thought for this week is: “Why not save some time and pray first?” “We wake up every morning to the alarm clock’s warning”, so the song goes, because “we are taking care of business”. Kids, house chores, school, work, we do not have a moment to spare…
The word for this week is: “ADVERSITY”. The thought for this week is: “Adversity in life builds a bridge to God.” Where is God? Why me? Why has God allowed this to happen? Why has God left me to struggle with this? Does this sound familiar? All of us have uttered these words at some…
The word for this week is: “Relationship“. The thought for this week is: Made in his image, our intimate relationship with God determines the impact of our lives. Orienteering is a pioneering skill where a compass is used to chart a course. At the beginning of any journey we must set out in the right…
The word for this week is: “Life”. The thought for this week is: God is the Lord of Life. What is it you cannot live without? What if God asked you to give it up? Would you be able to? Whatever it is, maybe you should consider how tight a hold it actually has on…
The word for this week is: Fruitful. The thought for this week is: God’s Spirit produces fruit. You have heard the saying “you reap what you sow”. When you consider the farmer, the saying makes perfect sense. The farmer puts a tiny seed into the ground. The seed will grow into a plant of its…