I am AMAZED at this passage in Hosea 3:5 “But afterward the people will return and devote themselves to the Lord their God… they will tremble in awe of the Lord and of his goodness.” Hosea 3:5 NLT In the original language this passage literally says that you and I will be in “shock and [...]
You cannot read the Bible without seeing all the commands to “be thankful” in all things. I have not been a very thankful person most of my life-I was always willing to work harder for “more” and not taking a lot of time to appreciate what I already had. But when you don’t express thankfulness, [...]
What if you can’t have a relationship with God while treating it as a religion? We “talk” relationship but we “live” religion, with unsatisfying results. Christianity defines itself, first and foremost, as a relationship with God. Even though this is true, our human nature tends toward living a relationship with God as if it were [...]