As a young child, I thought of God as a teacher who kept track of the good and the bad. However, when I became a teen, I realized that if God did this I was in trouble. No matter how good I want to be or try to be, it is never enough. Thankfully, God is good and gracious, willing to forgive, and abounding in grace.
James reminds us in this passage that if we are suffering, that we should pray and if we cheerful, we should sing songs of...
God says before you were born, I knew you. God knows each and every one of us before we are born. What a thought. ...
God is in our midst. He is here to help us, to renew our love for him and one another. He will save the...