Keep The Faith

Father God's Kingdom, or This World's Kingdom Father God's Kingdom, or This World's Kingdom Introduction There are moments when something small — a headline, a story, a memory — becomes a doorway into deeper truth. This morning was one of those moments. A simple news story stirred my heart and reminded me how often we walk too close to danger even when God lovingly warns us to stay away. Scripture Matthew 6:24 (NIV) “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” Reflection I was on Facebook this morning and read about buffalo attacks in Yellowstone National Park. There are signs everywhere telling people to keep their distance, yet some still walk right up to these massive animals. It’s the same old story we know well: “Don’t touch th...

How Does One Come to the Place of Repentance? How does a person come to the place in life where they truly want to repent? It seems to me that God Himself must open the eyes of one’s heart to see the wrong they have done. Without His mercy, we remain blind to our own condition. This is why I’ve come to believe that God is saving this deep awakening for the time just before Yeshua returns to rule. When that moment comes, none of us will be able to judge or question God by saying, “Why are You saving so‑and‑so?” Instead, the only honest question will be, “Why are You saving me?” We all find it easy to judge others, yet we struggle to see our own wretched condition. We think wrong thoughts, we do wrong things, and even the good that comes from us is not truly from us. It is from God — yet we often take the credit. Scripture Witness The Bible teaches that we are to be holy because God is holy ( Leviticus 19:2 ). But it also teaches that none of us is r...