“Most Christians understand the principle when it comes to salvation but lose sight of it in living Christian life. Then He was our Redeemer; now He is to be our Life” writes Hannah Whitall Smith in her book The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life. What does it take to live out Christian faith? We need and we want salvation. But how Christ can be our Life? First of all, we need to remember that faith is a gift from…
Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name. (John 20:30-31) Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and, if true, of infinitive importance. The one thing it cannot be is moderately important. -C.S.Lewis Hence, I think there is…
No matter what a man does,No matter how successful he seems to be in any field,If the Holy Spirit is not the chief energizer of his activity,It will all fall apart when he dies.-A.W.Tozer What does make you tick? What is the driving force in your life? Who is the chief energizer of your activity? Isn’t it wild, though, that the Holy Spirit is energizing us if we let it happen!Isn’t it wild that God is a source of energy?…
How would you answer these questions? Here are my ponderings. What is joy?Joy is an essential spice in life. Without joie de vivre life would be boring. Joy is the spark in the eye, the belly-laugh, the worriless well-being. Joy is contentment through hardships, hope when there is no visible reason for it. Who is Christ?Christ is the risen son of God who wants to re-connect us with our Creator and has made it possible through dying on the cross…
I have always loved words. The power of painting pictures, describing feelings and atmospheres just by a word or two seems like a miracle to me. Being able to share thoughts and ideas with people around me is a way to understand life and its meaning. Isn’t that one purpose of life itself? Anyhow, words truly are magically powerful. According to Simon Peter (John 6:68, NIV) it is Jesus Christ who has the most powerful words, words of eternal life….
