“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 To be a child of God is not natural for us. We were conceived
Children of God in Christ
Frustrations are Reminders that God is Not Yet Finished with Us
Disappointments and failures are God’s reminders that in this life we will not be perfect. We may be the greatest or the best person in this life but still we could feel empty, restless, or incomplete. And that’s frustrating. That’s
Who is your God?
Are you sure? One of my professors challenged us to think about our thoughts. When you are waiting in traffic, to what does your mind turn? When you are not actively thinking about something, where does your mind wander? This
God – Our Faithful Provider
There are times when we wonder, “Since God knows our daily needs and since He promises to give us those needs anyway, why then should we ask for them?” The Heidelberg Catechism Lord’s Day 50 gives us reasons why we
The Inconvenient Truth
Dearly loved of Christ, I have a confession to make: I recently toyed with the idea of de-believing all that I have confessed in my faith! In the last module of CTELT (a theology course in our church) that we
Service in the Christian Life
Why would some people give up willingly their good paying job or career and consider doing cross cultural mission? Why would missionaries like William Carey or Adoniram Judson leave their homeland and go to a far away land and sacrifice
SANCTIFYING VIRTUES: LOVE
Ye that love the LORD, hate evil… (Psalm 97:10) Very often, the word “holiness” is defined in a negative way, as that which is set apart from what is common. While not wrong or inaccurate, Sinclair Ferguson argues convincingly in
Giving Ourselves, Giving unto Others
“And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.” 2 Corinthians 8:5 How much do you give to the cause of the Gospel? Ten
SANCTIFYING VIRTUES: HOPE
I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. (Psalm 130:5) Closely related to the virtue of faith is that of hope. Hope can be understood simply as faith in what is still
Contentment in Christ
Christians are supposed to be the most contented people in the world. They have been blessed with every spiritual blessing in Christ in the heavenly places (Eph. 1:3). God has promised that He “will meet all our needs according to