To Have that Which I can’t Have

The one thing about human nature that never ceases to fascinate me is the driving force within to take to ourselves that which is not meant for us.  Or, to have that which I can’t have.  The small child is told that he or she can,”look, but not touch.”  Once we turn our back, what’s the …

The Hardest thing for People to Embrace Is……

A religious man was diagnosed with prostate cancer.  At his request some people prayed for him that his operation would be successful and that he would be given the all-clear.  Those prayers were answered.  As a result, the man decided to get up early and go to his church every morning.  When told that God is not looking for that, …

Their Voids are the Reality

A friend told me one night that he had doubts about the reality of the spiritual realm.  Like most people I know, his preference was to think of himself as a realist.  He said something like, “That which I can see, feel, touch and taste is reality for me and if I can’t do that, then I think it should be very questionable.”  So I …

It’s s though They’re Doing it behind God’s Back

Lately I’ve been giving some thought to the  theologies of two Christian people who, to me seem to represent the reason why Christianity is increasingly unattractive to people.  One is strongly doctrine-based and the other is strongly works-based.  It is as though the first person is saying, “If you don’t believe this…….then maybe you need …

The Greatest Fool of All

Twenty-five years ago a musician friend of mine used to take great delight in mocking me with sarcastic remarks about my stand for the Lord Jesus Christ.  He was a non-practicing Roman Catholic who believed himself to be free from all religious restraints.  And although his life-style gave the impression that his belief was true, it was not true.  He had certainly …

Tools & Slaves in the Hands of The Angel of Light

An elderly lady suffering with cancer phoned to thank me for visiting her the day before, and for, “taking away my worries and fears.”  She said, “When you walked into the room, it was as though God came in, it was written all over your face.”  Then she asked me if I could call again soon, because, “I …

Free From the Pain of Ostracism

Some weeks after I had submitted myself to the Lordship of Jesus Christ, my family and I visited a Roman Catholic family.  We had been invited to lunch in celebration of one of their children who had that morning made his first communion, a rather auspicious occasion in the eyes of Roman Catholic people.  This particular family are very religious, being proud of the …

They are Upside Down Christians

Even though it has been twenty-five years since I first personally encountered the reality of the Lord Jesus Christ, I have never in all that time ceased to be fascinated at the level of degrees He has gone to in getting me to accept His truth about the freedom and liberty that now belongs to me as a result …

They Were made God-dependent not Man-dependent

Due only to the mercy and love of God, I have never forgotten the warning words in a pastor’s sermon spoken many years ago, “most Christians are happy to settle for a word of God, rather than THE word.”  It was a sermon in relation to Jesus’ numerous gospel warnings for His people to take heed – …

Spiritual Cowards

A church-going lady once told me she was unhappy in her marriage and was praying to God, asking Him if it was alright for her to have an affair.  A church-going man in his mid-thirties told me he hated his stepmother so much that he was praying to God for disaster or death to strike her.  Another …

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