Sold Out For God

A reflective quoting of Romans 8:28 & 29 now and then is encouragement for any Christian.  But these verses may go beyond a hopeful wish for escape from the sufferings of this "evil day." As Gabe Cleator meditated on their rich truths, he found something even more encouraging: their cont

Faithful is He who has called us … so we can do it! Right? Before jumping into active obedience to God's calling, revisit with Gabe Cleator the refreshing truth that our calling and our enablement come from the same Person!

John 15 states that, “If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you” (John 15:7). Many individuals desire to see the Lord work in their lives, but are not doing their part. Jesus said “if ye abide in me and my words abide in you.

The ruler could think of nothing else. His riches and past successes meant nothing to him. Over and over again, he replayed his offender's actions in his mind's eye until his hatred became the seal of his own fate. Before we realize it, a wrong response to pain can lead us to the same end.