Posts with the category “believing”

Joshua 1 begins with change, loss, and transition. Moses was dead, Joshua was called to arise, and Israel stood before Jordan ready to enter a new chapter. So it is in the Christian life. There are se...  Read More

John ends his Gospel by reminding us that he wrote only a small portion of what Jesus actually did. Guided by the Holy Ghost, he recorded the things believers truly need to know. These writings point ...  Read More

In John 21:1–6, the disciples work all night and come up empty. Discouraged and weary, they discover that Jesus often appears when effort has failed, and strength is spent. When The Nets Keep Coming U...  Read More

Jesus never appears by accident. In John 21:1, Scripture tells us that Christ “shewed himself” to his disciples on this wise: in a specific way, at a specific time, and for a specific purpose. Whether...  Read More

When fear shut the disciples behind locked doors, Jesus came anyway (John 20:26). This passage reminds us that no barrier can keep Christ out and no condition lies beyond his reach. Wherever fear, dou...  Read More

True peace is not found behind closed doors or in the absence of fear. In John 20, Jesus steps into a room filled with anxiety and speaks the words every heart longs to hear: “Peace be unto you.” This...  Read More