Surveying the Scriptures

Ambassadors and Representatives for Christ

Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us:we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God. 2 Corinthians 5:20 We are representatives of Christ. We will be held accountable for every word and every deed. But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall

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It’s so Easy to Feel Unimportant

We do not want to feel overly important or even to focus on our importance as that is pride. Finding the right balance of obedience and purpose is what we need. We do matter, otherwise we wouldn’t be here. If our life was done, if our days were over, God would take us home. So,

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Being Too Transparent

Don’t share everything. Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. Matthew 7:6 Most of us have shared something with someone else that we wished we hadn’t. The other person might not have valued

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God Always Says Just the Right Thing

God always says just the right thing. I have never once heard Him apologize for anything He said in His word. Whatever He has said is intentional. Since His word is Jesus, fully written with every attribute of God in both the Old and the New Testaments, we can find His purpose, His meaning throughout.

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