If I could hear Christ praying for me in the next room, I would not fear a million enemies. Yet distance makes no difference. He is praying for me.
— Robert Murray M’Cheyne
what an affront/insult to a merciful God to feel the need to add anything to what Christ has FINISHED for us]
Colossians 2:6 ESV
[6] Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him,
It is for every Christian to know that they'll never see the back of God's head. He'll never turn his back on us, never walk away, never reject us, never forsake us, and never cast us off.
.@ShawnRyan762 asked me point-blank: "Why did Jesus have to die on the cross?"
I am humbled and honored that I was put in a position to answer this question for him. This story is one of the best illustrations of the Gospel that I've ever heard.
the three that come to accompany Job in his suffering for seven days (Job 2:11) were actually incredible friends... right up to the point that they opened their mouths.
God has filled this world with beauty.
The beauty of the created world was never meant to satisfy our hearts. It was never meant to be the beauty that we would give ourselves to search for, live for, cry for and die for.
Rather, the physical beauties of earth are meant to be SIGN BEAUTIES. Everything we see, touch, taste and hear is designed to be a sign that points to the ULTIMATE BEAUTY: the One who created the world and everything in it.
This Tom Rinaldi feature on Pochettino last night was really good. The joy on his mom's face when she talks about him getting hired by the USMNT is incredible.
A news reporter asked Michael Jordan if he thought the ’90s Bulls could beat LeBron’s Lakers.
MJ: Yes.
Reporter: By how much?
MJ: Two or three points.
Reporter: Why so close?
MJ: Most of us are almost 60 now.