By Elizabeth Gunter Many years ago, I used to spend Wednesday evenings looking after some wonderful children so that the mom and dad could enjoy a night out. Part of the Wednesday night ritual was Big Brown Bear. The kids would squeal as they ran down to the basement in anticipation of the bear hunt….
Offense is the act of provoking, annoying, irritating, or causing pain or injury. It is also the reaction the offense produces, like indignation, resentment, or anger, which can lead to breach in a relationship. When someone sins against us, our flesh rises up and demands retribution. But the way of grace must watch over our…
Listen to the Word of God for you in 1 Timothy 4:12. “Be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity” (NKJV). And in Titus 2:7. “In everything set them an example by doing what is good.” Living for Christ is the overflow of living in Christ,…
Listen to God’s Word to you in Mark 10:16. “He took the children in his arms, put his hands on them and blessed them.” As a beloved child of God, receive these blessings from His abundant blessings for you. Be blessed with personal blessing Ephesians 3:20 God is able to do immeasurably more than…
Listen to God’s Word to you in Mark 10:16. “He took the children in his arms, put his hands on them and blessed them.” As a beloved child of God, receive these blessings from His abundant blessings for you. Be blessed with spiritual blessing Ephesians 1:3-6 You have been “blessed in the heavenly places with…
Listen Isaiah 11:2-3. “The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him: the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of power, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord; and he will delight in the fear of the Lord. He will not judge by what he sees…
Worship is prizing God our Father, Jesus our Savior, and our Holy Spirit. We most truly worship God when we prize Him as the sole object of our heart’s desire. Right after Philippians 3:3, where Paul said worship is by the Spirit of God, he expresses the pinnacle of his relationship with Jesus. He so…
I heard a broadcast of John Piper’s message at Passion in Atlanta. It galvanized my attention to making much of God as a priority, not because he loves us (which he does) or anything else centered in myself, but because of Him. He deserves all glory in and of Himself. We are His treasure, but that…
See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! 1 John 3:1-2 There is a successful business man who is dear to our family. The other day this young father told me with obvious delight about walking his little kindergarten…
by Charley Gunter Heavenly Father, thank You for my children’s salvation. Thank You for choosing them to be children of mine and Yours. Thank You that You have lavished Your riches and Your inheritance on them, although they could do nothing to earn it or deserve it. I pray for my children’s legs to walk…
Hear the God’s Word for you in Romans 1:19-20 “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made…” God has plainly made himself known in creation. Be grateful for beauty around you, for the strength it offers,…
Recently I read Philippians 2:1-5 with new spiritual eyes as if for the first time with joy in my spirit, yes, but also with deep conviction. Here Paul painted a picture of the consideration and grace we owe one another in God’s family. God pierced my heart and spirit with this passage. If you have…
