Author: Sodwana Bay

With that, Peter, full of the Holy Spirit, let loose: “Rulers and leaders of the people, if we have been brought to trial today for helping a sick man, put under investigation regarding this healing, I’ll be completely frank with you—we have nothing to hide. By the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, the One you killed on a cross, the One God raised from the dead, by means of his name this man stands before you healthy and whole. Jesus is ‘the stone you masons threw out, which is now the cornerstone.’ Salvation comes no other way; no other Source: South African LINKThe stone you masons threw out ~ Acts 4:12 MSG

God Speaks . . . to You I am the good shepherd . . . My sheep hear My voice—John 10:11, 27 God’s had direct, personal, reciprocally communicative relationships with a lot of men . . . Abraham, Moses, Gideon, David, Paul. What about you and me, though? Many of us men—to the extent we think about it at all—assume those guys were special, different from us. And so, we decide God probably wants with us a different type of relationship—more indirect, impersonal, and non-reciprocal—go to church, read the Bible a bit, get on with our lives. That would mean, Source: South African LINKGod speaks to you… ~ John 10:11, 27

What a God! His road stretches straight and smooth. Every GOD -direction is road-tested. Everyone who runs toward him Makes it. Psalm 18:30 MSG Source: South African LINKWhat a God! ~ Psalm 18:30 MSG

For GOD’s Word is solid to the core; everything he makes is sound inside and out. He loves it when everything fits, when his world is in plumb-line true. Earth is drenched in GOD’s affectionate satisfaction. Psalm 33:4-5 MSG Source: South African LINK~ Psalm 33:4-5 MSG

What God’s Like I believe; help my unbelief—Mark 9:24 What should we believe about God? We’re told he’s big and powerful—so big and so powerful, in fact, he created . . . everything (Colossians 1:16). We’re told he sees everything and knows everything and can do anything (Isaiah 55:9; Hebrews 4:13; Ephesians 3:20). We’re told it’s always been so (Psalm 90:1-2). “‘I am the Alpha and the Omega,’ says the Lord God, ‘who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty’â€� (Revelation 1:8). We’re also told, despite his size and power, he cares about each of us Source: South African LINKWhat God’s Like ~ Mark 9:24

MAIMED: BUT FULLER LIFE “If thy hand cause thee to stumble, cut it off.” it is good for thee to enter into life maimed, rather than having thy two hands go into Gehenna, into the unquenchable fire.” — Mar 9:43 (R.V. marg.). OUR LORD calls all who love and would follow Him to present themselves as living sacrifices, even though in the process they should be exposed to salt, with its searching sting, and fire, with its consuming flame (Mar 9:49). In such moments He reminds us of something which He sees to be hindering our highest ideals, and there Source: South African LINKMAIMED: BUT FULLER LIFE ~ Mar 9:43