Musings

This is a beautiful song of hope. Just as I am reflecting this Sunday morning on God and this wonderful life of faith I have received as a gift from Him, my heart goes out to all who are struggling with doubt, diversity, conflict, oppression, illness, slander, the list goes on.... Maybe we humans tend to look everywhere else in life for comfort in tough moments other than in the presence of God. It is in the stillness that He comes to us and fills us with his serenity and peace. The way to God is through faith in Jesus Christ the Messiah. He patiently waits for us to turn to Him with all our hearts and acknowledge that He is the Son of God. He loved us so much that He offered Himself as a sacrifice in our stead so that we could be declared 'righteous' before a holy God. The apostle Paul, who once murdered Christians, wrote some of the deepest mysteries of the faith he once vehemently opposed. He attributed this dramatic change to a living encounter with the risen Christ (...

When life looks like this: Кога животот изгледа така: GOD IS THERE! БОГ Е ПРИСУТЕН! And on the mountain-top experiences: И во врвните доживувања:  GOD IS THERE! БОГ Е ПРИСУТЕН! When you just want to chill: Кога сакаш да се отпуштиш: GOD IS THERE! БОГ Е ПРИСУТЕН! When you feel the whole world is against you: Кога мислиш дека целиот свет е против тебе: GOD IS THERE! БОГ Е ПРИСУТЕН! When others laugh at your ideas and dreams: Кога другите се потсмеваат на твоите идеи и соништа: GOD IS THERE! БОГ Е ПРИСУТЕН! You see, he has promised that He'll never leave you nor forsake you! Take heart and believe Him for everything. HE IS ALWAYS THERE! Знаеш, тој вети дека нема да те остави, нема да те напушти! Охрабри се и верувај Му за сѐ. ТОЈ Е СЕКОГАШ ПРИСУТЕН!

Jesus said, "Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly." Matthew 11:28-30 (The Message) For those of us who follow the Lord Jesus, we know He is 'gentle and humble in heart' as other translations render it. He never forces us to do anything and He waits to be invited into our lives. As we study the Gospels, we observe His perfect character, represented by the fine flour of the grain offering (Leviticus 2:1). When people object to Christianity nowadays, it is never because of the character of Christ. What possible objection could be raised to this beautiful, perfect Son of God, who was the personification of love and holiness!  Many are searching for the kind o...