B is for Boldness

B is for Boldness
by Wendy Elizabeth Middleton

For God did not give us a spirit of timidity but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7

The world hates Christians. There are places in this world where Christianity is a death sentence. Christians have died for their faith since the very beginning. Before Saul was Paul he got permission to drag Christians from their homes and throw them in jail. Then he met Jesus and his whole world changed.

There was an active conspiracy to destroy Christians, apostles especially. Like Paul, when he was still Saul, there were Jews who went from town to town, stirring up trouble for Christians. Paul had to sneak out of town on more than one occasion. But nothing, not threats of stoning, not being jailed, not being whipped, nothing stopped him from telling the good news of salvation to everyone he met.

A is for Adoration

A is for Adoration
by Wendy Elizabeth Middleton

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. Mark 12:30

There are a few different Greek words that got translated into English as ‘love.’ Some mean affection, some mean a mother’s love for her child. The word Jesus used was agape. This is more than affection, more than the love a mother has for her child. This is devotion, commitment – Adoration. 

And on top of this Adoration Christ adds all – all – all – all.

Do You Know Your ABCs?

Do You Know Your ABC’s?
by Wendy Elizabeth Middleton

A: Admit
B: Believe
C: Confess

These are the ABCs of Salvation. They are the foundation of the Christian Life. Accept the gift of Salvation and you are born again, born into a new life that is completely different from the life you had before.

Welcome to the Kingdom of God on earth where your soul is secure and eternal blessings await.

But if you were expecting happy days and sunshine from here on out think again. In this world you will have trouble… this world will hate you because this world hates Christ …But take heart! I [Christ] have overcome the world. John 16:33; Matthew 10:22