Rhythm of Faith

The promise of eternity is clear in scripture; we are made in the image of God (Gen. 1:26-27). Since we are in God’s image, we are eternal, whether we like it or not.  God made us this way, eternity is promised in scripture to both saved and lost.  Heaven and Hell faces those made in the image of God.           When Adam and Eve fell, all of mankind fell with them; Jesus came to redeem us, to restore us from our fallen state.  He died in our place, for our sins, His death purchased our redemption.  The word redeem in Hebrew is lag Ga'al, and means to play the role of kinsman, someone who is a relation to the person needing rescue, hence the term, kinsman -redeemer .  Jesus became a “ son of man ” when He was born into humanity...

'He is not here, but is risen!' Luke 24:6 Christ, the founder of Christianity, was the only man capable of making an appointment beyond the grave and turning up to keep it. Jesus told His disciples, 'After I have been raised, I will go before you to Galilee' (Matthew 26:32 NKJV). And He did. If you visit the graves of those who founded the great religions of the world, you will find that they are still occupied. But if you visit the grave where they laid Jesus, you will find that it is empty and the words of the angels still echoing, 'He is not here, but is risen!' Those words turn every Christian burial into a celebration. Jesus promised, 'Because I live, you will live also.' Eventually you will die of something; the question is; how can you die right? There are two correct answers to that question: 1) By preparing in advance. It was a truly human tombstone that bore the inscription, 'I expected this, but not just yet.' Here...

Oh yes! He's been coming soon since I came to this world.....he's been coming soon since the bible days" you may say, true but then if we don't remind ourselves of His great return who will? I'm a love oriented christian,by this I mean, I do everything I do because I Love Him(Christ), not because of the day of rapture or any end time related fear, but recently I had a conversation with a friend who told me of the need to spread the news of His return, although I didn't agree with her initially,because I didn't think it was right to repent for the fear of judgement day,(I felt we should repent because God loves us and He sent His only son to die for us) after much thought and with the help of the bible passage she gave as a reference (Ezekiel 33:1-8) I have been made to understand that if we don't warn others to repent before He (Christ) comes, we'll be held responsible for their un -repentance. Also the Holy spirit reminded me of the story of...

'...Stand...still a while, that I may shew thee the word of God.' 1 Samuel 9:27 Here's an ancient Scripture with a modern message: 'As they were going down to...the city, Samuel said to Saul...'stand thou still a while, that I may shew thee the word of God.' Today we are told that in order to succeed we must hit the floor running at a hundred miles an hour, and keep it up until we collapse in the sack at night. And what's the downside to all this? Our walk with the Lord slows to a crawl, or stops altogether. Our busyness leads to spiritual barrenness. Being part of the chase can be exciting and rewarding, but it leaves little or no time for God. And you don't have to be in business. Look at mothers with small children: every minute consumed by little creatures who pull at you, scribble on your walls and walk mud all over your floor, then have the nerve to wake you up in the middle of the night. If that's happening to you, you need to say: 'Tim...

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. (Proverbs 18:21) Communication in marriage is a lifeline of information, conflict resolution and affection. To be able to communicate effectively, you must understand the disproportionate power of words. In relationships, words are tremendously powerful for good or bad. In every good relationship, there is an exchange of many positive words. These words act as seeds that create a powerful and disproportionate harvest. The same is true in bad relationships. In every bitter or unsatisfactory marriage, there are either few words exchanged (few seeds planted) or there are negative words exchanged (bad seeds planted). Literally, the power of life or death for any relationship is in your mouth. You possess an incredible ability to give life or death, encouragement or discouragement, truth or deception, praise or criticism, hurt or help to those around you. To understand this issue fu...

When you’re grieving or going through hardship, do you turn to the Bible for help? When we reach out to God’s Word to help us through difficult times, it’s a comfort to learn that many heroes of the faith faced the same sorts of pain, loss, and grief—and record promises and truths that we can apply to our own situations. I’ve chosen four Bible passages below that communicate a simple but powerful truth: God will not and does not forget us. It’s easy to slip into despair and loneliness when life overwhelms, but the writers of the Bible repeatedly remind us that God is always there. 1. Matthew 10:29-30 For only a penny you can buy two sparrows, yet not one sparrow falls to the ground without your Father’s consent. As for you, even the hairs of your head have all been counted. —  Matthew 10:29-30  (GNT) Have you ever wondered how an infinite God could possibly care about a single person? In this passage, Jesus confirms that God  does  care about us. God ...

Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. — Deuteronomy 11:18 (NIV) What does it mean to fix God’s words in your heart and mind? Among other things, it means to be continually conscious of the Bible’s teachings as you go through your daily routine. And one practical way to make sure that God’s words are always close at hand is to memorize verses and passages from the Bible. At first glance, memorizing Bible verses might seem a strange activity. For many Christians, Bible verse memorization is something kids do in Sunday school, not something that serious adults do. And if you didn’t grow up reciting memorized Bible verses to your Sunday school teacher, the idea of intentionally memorizing parts of a book—even the Book—might seem odd. But there’s power in the act of memorizing—of becoming so familiar with a word, phrase, or verse that it springs to mind instantly when something happens to trigge...