by jbrackbill | Mar 19, 2013 | Devotional Thoughts
The Christian life is a life of faith. This is something we have been challenged with recently in our study through the book of Genesis. We have faith in or trust people every day even though we have not seen what they are saying. We trust people even though they...
by jbrackbill | Mar 12, 2013 | Devotional Thoughts
Last week we considered that “God Hears and Remembers”: He hears the cry of His people and He remembers or acts toward us for our good and His glory on the basis of His gracious covenant with us. This truth is clear from the account of the Exodus (Exodus 2:23-25; 3:7,...
by jbrackbill | Mar 5, 2013 | Devotional Thoughts
One of the most difficult situations relationally any one of us can go through is to be communicating with someone that we have had a vibrant relationship with and yet suddenly not be sure if they hear or are listening to our communication. Such a situation easily...
by jbrackbill | Feb 26, 2013 | Devotional Thoughts
This last Sunday morning during our Sunday School series through 2 Corinthians Nathanael Gentilhomme directed us to chapter 5 verses 11-16. In that text there is this verse: For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you (5:13)....
by jbrackbill | Feb 19, 2013 | Devotional Thoughts
Pride is exalting one’s self above others and before God. Pride is ugly and is something that we can most readily see in others and most unfortunately miss in ourselves. Pride is like a chameleon in that it is remarkably adept at manifesting itself in many ways....
by jbrackbill | Feb 13, 2013 | Devotional Thoughts
We have probably all been there. We are driving our car and a red light starts shinning on our dashboard. I do not know how you react to such things, but my first reaction is to think: “O well, those lights are wrong sometimes so it does not necessarily mean that...
