Christopher Kendall's Blog – July 2010 Archive (11)

If we surrender to God, what are we giving up? Does it mean, as it does for the enemy in battle, to give up on victory in our lives? Is God holding a gun to our heads and forcing us to give Him everything we have, like a bandit or mugger might do? To be sure, there are those who are willing to portray God in that way, especially where self-gain is involved. But when we come to know the true character and nature of God, we quickly discover how false that image is.

Surrender means to…

2Th :13 But we must always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the first fruits for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through belief in the…

John 3:16 For God so loved the world,…

Learning from Jesus…

(2 Cor 5:15 NKJV) and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.…

(James 3:13-18 NKJV) Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom. {14} But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth. {15} This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic. {16} For…

Q. What does it mean to walk with God? Did Enoch go straight to heaven because he walked with God?

A. Enoch walked with God in faith, he believed God and obeyed Him. Note verse twenty in Genesis five. Jared was nine hundred…

I’ve learned- that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them. I’ve learned- that it takes years to build up trust and only seconds to destroy it.…

(Mat 24:44-46 NKJV) "Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect. {45} "Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season? {46} "Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing.…

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