Posts by Tim Urling
If we never meet again
IN THIS FAST PACED WORLD, IT’S LIKELY OUR PATHS MAY NEVER CROSS AGAIN. So what if they don’t? In a world of cheap promises of wealth, health, and happiness, I’ve discovered something that has made a lasting difference in my life—and I’d like to share it with you. You don’t need to be somebody special…
Read MoreDoubting God’s Goodness
Our humanity can make us question what good God is working in a certain situation, but through faith and obedience we will find it. Genesis 3:1-7 Living in this fallen world can make us question God’s goodness. We might wonder why He doesn’t always fix our problems and give us what we want. For example,…
Read MoreWhat If…?
WHAT IF THE BIBLE IS TRUE? What if there really is life after death? . . . God does punish sin? . . . Jesus Christ is the only way to heaven? . . . hell does exist? What will you say then? You can’t blame God: He has already made it possible for you…
Read More¿Juzguemos a otros?”
Pregunta: “¿Qué quiere decir la Biblia cuando dice que no juzguemos a otros?” Respuesta: El mandato de Jesús de no juzgar a los demás podría ser el más ampliamente citado de sus dichos, aunque casi invariablemente se cita descuidando totalmente su contexto. Aquí está la declaración de Jesús: “No juzguéis, para que no seáis juzgados” (Mateo…
Read MoreA Necessary but Challenging Lesson
Patience is a fruit that can be difficult to exhibit, but we must always seek God’s will and wait for His perfect timing. Read Psalm 27:7-14 There are many lessons for us to learn in the Christian life, and one of the hardest involves patience. When we have a problem, we want an immediate solution,…
Read MoreWhat Does It Mean to Fear God?
PRAY OVER THIS “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” (2 Timothy 1:7) PONDER THIS Proverbs 1:7 tells us: “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.” To fear the Lord doesn’t mean you cringe before God. That’s not the…
Read MoreAre You Wallowing in Self-Pity?
PRAY OVER THIS “But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.” 1 Kings 19:4 PONDER…
Read MoreThe Reason for Our Boldness
We need to always be willing and searching for opportunities to share the gospel boldly and confidently with the lost. Romans 1:8-17 “First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in…
Read MorePregunta: “¿Cómo puedo perdonar a aquellos que me han ofendido?”
Respuesta: A todos en algún momento nos han lastimado, ofendido y han pecado contra nosotros. ¿Cómo debemos responder cuando ocurren tales ofensas? De acuerdo con la Biblia, debemos perdonar. Efesios 4:32 dice; “Antes sed benignos unos con otros, misericordiosos, perdonándoos unos a otros, como Dios también os perdonó a vosotros en Cristo”. Igualmente, Colosenses 3:13 declara, “…soportándoos unos…
Read MoreWhat Are You Sowing?
PRAY OVER THIS “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” Gal. 6:7 PONDER THIS God has promised we will reap the same as we sow. The Bible says in Genesis 1:24 that the plants and the animals bring forth their kind. You cannot sow one thing and…
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