Category Archives: Our walk with Him

Good Works: Prepared and Waiting

Good Works: Prepared and Waiting
For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10 When I read this passage, and once I get beyond the wonder that we are His handiwork, it is easy for me to get hung up on the works that He’s…
Read more

When I am afraid

When I am afraid
When I am afraid, I put my trust in You. In God, Whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?  Psalm 56:3-4 What makes you afraid? Sickness? Being alone? Financial troubles? When you feel that fear, what do you do? I am apprehensive of change. My tendency is…
Read more

The Joy of Good Works

The Joy of Good Works
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.  Ephesians 2:8-9 Our works do not earn our salvation but they do affirm it. In our merit-driven, individualistic society, it is sometimes difficult to comprehend such a gift…
Read more

Clay Jars

Clay Jars
But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us.   2 Corinthians 4:7 Corinth had a history of wealth, and as a Roman Imperial city royal opulence was sure to be flaunted. No one would think to…
Read more