We all have heard the story of the Apostle Peter and Jesus walking on the water. In the Book of Matthew, in chapter 14 verses 15-20, Jesus had just finished feeding the five thousand. He then sent His disciples ahead of Him on the boat on the Sea of Galilee while Jesus sent the people away. Matthew: 14: 22-24 Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. 23 And when He had sent the multitudes awa

I have read the following verse in Matthew many times over the years, but I never fully understood its full meaning. But as the Lord is continually teaching me what true surrender means, one can apply the following verse to come to mean that we must completely surrender everything in our lives before we can enter heaven. Matthew 7: 13-24 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.14 But small

I was reminded this past Sunday by a visiting pastor at our church, that the battle we struggle with daily, is a "Battle of the Heart". Whether we want to admit it or not, there is a spiritual battle all around us, all the time. Our battle is not against each other. There is a constant battle going on for our soul. God created us to have a relationship with Him. But the only way to have that relationship is to come to recognize that our salvation is in His son, Jesus Christ,

I am dedicating this post on Salvation2Surrender to Russ Bogue. I have previously share with our readers about my close friend, Russ Bogue. He has been fighting cancer in both his lungs and brain. He has been fighting this long and painful journey for about two years now. Russ is now coming to the end of that fight and will soon be going home to see his Lord. He has stopped eating and drinking anything for the last few days. The doctors give Russ about a week to 14 days befor

This is a question many Christians seek to know about their life. Can God's will truly be found or understood? The answer is yes. But there are essential elements that have to take place in our lives for us to be able to see and/or find God's will for our life. I addressed this question early last year in February, under the topic of: "Separated Unto The Holy Ghost", the third chapter in the book of, "Absolute Surrender" by Andrew Murray. I stated the following from the book:

As we come to end the year 2020, many of us can look back and say that this has been a difficult and tumultuous year. But before we leave this year behind us, let us thank God for His continued love and grace He has shown throughout these past twelve months. Even though times were hard, His hand was always upon us. In reading God's word in the Book of Revelation, the Holy Spirit has highlighted the following two verses for us to enjoy: Revelation 22: 16- 17 “I, Jesus, have se

The depth of the question above is overwhelming beyond comprehension. I experienced this in my personal life as a Christian that I stated in the book "Salvation To Surrender...A 35 Year Journey in Finding True Rest". That sin was the sin of molestation place on me when I was a young boy at the age of four or five years old and how it affected me until the Lord released me of the power of that sin upon my "full and absolute surrender to Him". But the impact of other people's s

Luke 2: 8-14 (NKJV) Glory in the Highest 8 Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And [c]behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. 10 Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. 11 For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Sav

As we come into this Christmas season of 2020, there are so many of us that are hurting and struggling with so many issues in our lives, such as money for rent, food to eat, even gifts for the kids. All these things are important to us and our heavenly Father knows this as well. The greatest gift we can give to ourselves and to our children is the gift of Jesus Christ, our Savior. He is the reason for this season. He suffered for us to give us His "Gift of Grace", for the for

Psalm 23 (NIV) 1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3 he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. 4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. 6 Surely your goo

I am reminded of a story told by a pastor long ago about why God calls His people sheep. As this pastor told the story, he said that sheep are not the brightest animals on the earth. And as you think about people in general, we are not the brightest when it comes to understanding God's ways and His direction for our lives. Many people will follow and believe almost anything they are told or hear. We just accept it as gospel truth without any research or evidence. People will

I have come to better understand why so many of us, as Christians, struggle with living and walking a good Christian life. We want to do good and please God because of what He has done for us. That is good and commendable, but God does not ask that of us. He wants us to receive His free gift of eternal life, and trust in the work of Jesus, and then leave the rest of the work to Him. As long as we keep trying to please God with doing these good things, there lies the problem.

As we go through trials, I am sure we sometimes wonder what God is doing in our lives. I am sure we may even question God for what He is doing, I know I do at times. But we have a great God who is "all-knowing" and "always present' in our life. In the book of 2 Corinthians, the Apostle Paul opens his letter to the Corinthians with the following: 2 Corinthians 1: 3-4 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfo

Philippians 4: 6 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. As we come into this Thanksgiving and Christmas Holiday Seasons, let us remember to always be thankful in every situation that we encounter. God reminds us in Philippians 4: 6, that, "by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God". There are times in our lives that it is hard to be thankful when things

Many people who go through trials in their life grit their teeth when they see the trials coming and pray hard that God will help make the trial go away soon. The trials themselves can be very painful and hard to endure, depending on the type of trial it is. But no matter what type of trial it maybe, whether it be family, personal, financial, or relational, they can be very heart-wrenching. Early in my years as a new Christian, I was unfortunate to go through very many hard t

In today's "Our Daily Bread", entitled, "False Confidence", the subject speaks about our false confidence that we can build up in ourselves based on different disciplines we have come to learn to practice in our life. These types of learned practices can lead us to becoming over-confident in ourselves, which in turn can lead us into judging others on how we are becoming. The writer uses an example of a person who received a stern talk from their physician in regards to their

When we are facing difficult and unyielding circumstances, many times these circumstances can effect our belief or faith that God is still working in our lives. It becomes very difficult, when we're in the middle of these trials, to see God at work in our life. Our faith and belief in God is challenged to the core of our very being at times. It is during these tough times that we must come to truly trust God is there with us. We should not rely on our feelings to believe tha

Psalm 1 is a great psalm that highlights what the life of a Christian should be like: We are blessed if we do not walk in step with the wicked...We are blessed if we do not stand in the way that sinners take...and we are blessed if we do not sit in the company of mockers. But the psalmist goes on to say that if we delight in the law of the Lord, and if we meditate on His law day and night, we will be "Like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season,

Many of us as new or even older Christians struggle with God's grace and forgiveness in our lives. We tend to think that we have gone too far with God's grace. We'll say something like; "God I know you can't forgive me for this sin again, I keep doing the same thing over and over again", or maybe you think you have messed up so bad in your life, that God can never forgive you for all things you have done and are doing. The great news is that God's grace and forgiveness never

The above statement can be a little confusing, but I will attempt to try and explain what this means. Taken from the book of "Absolute Surrender" by Andrew Murray, here is what he says about the "two sides" of absolute surrender: "A good conscience is complete obedience to God day by day, and fellowship with God every day in His Word, and prayer - that is a life of absolute surrender. Such a life has "two sides - on the one side, absolute surrender to work what God wants you