Martha, Martha, the Lord answered, you are worried and upset about many things (Luke 10:41) Understanding the word “omnipotent” is important to us – exceedingly so! The Creator of our vast universe is all powerful. He is able to do anything He wants to do. Puny, human minds think of our Creator as limited in power. How ridiculous! It’s unreasonable …
By Mary Carothers One night long ago, near the little town of Bethlehem, shepherds were in the field, watching over their sheep. There is no evidence that it was any different from other nights. Perhaps they had a small fire and were sitting around it. Some might have been dozing, while others were alert, listening for sounds from the sheep …
Test me! Open your mouth wide and see if I won’t fill it. You will receive every blessing you can use! (Ps.81:10 TLB). What incredible potential God has given us! How long has it been since someone asked you if you are going to Heaven, or to attend church with them? If it has been a long time, there are …
By Mary Carothers I remember visiting a church when I heard this song. The words went something like this: Jesus is my Security Jesus is my Identity Jesus is my Everything. How the Father longs for these words to be a reality in the hearts and lives of His blood-bought children. To feel that our security rests in our finances, …
The following principle may be a little difficult to understand, but once understood it can release us from a multitude of burdens. Remember the old song, “Take your burdens to the Lord and leave them there”? Much of the time our “burden” is someone with whom we are associated. We want God to change that person, to make him “fit …
By Mary Carothers When thinking of Mary and Martha, I always felt Mary was the wisest – after all, she chose to sit at Jesus’ feet, loving Him, while Martha was busy working for Him. But, like all the rest of us, Mary “blew it” on one occasion, anyway. Lazarus had died. Jesus hadn’t gotten there in time. When He …
Faith in God is crucial to our happiness. Faith supplies an inner peace that meets our deepest needs. Unbelievers clutch at straws in their passion to persuade us that there is no God, but our hearts know better. We are born with inner conviction that there is a Supreme Being. Therefore, believing in and trusting God gives us inner joy. …
Every day we make many choices: what we wear, what we eat, what we do. This is also true in our spiritual lives – we choose between our will and God’s will. Often the Holy Spirit convicts us through the godly example of another Christian. When He does, we make a choice. We can choose to humble ourselves (see I …
Something Jesus said had confused me. I kept trying to understand what He meant when He said: I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you (Mt. 17:20 NIV). I had often prayed …
