It matters not the situation. In every situation Jesus meets people where they are, in the present “now moment” of their lives. He loves them.
https://www.davidjcollum.com/blog/mark-day-23
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Faith in Jesus only happens when we personally engage Him.
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Only Jesus death and risen life provides the firm foundation we all need for the demands of discipleship.
https://www.davidjcollum.com/blog/mark-day-21
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The Kingdom of God is a Kingdom where people actively live with faith.
https://www.davidjcollum.com/blog/mark-day-20
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The Book of Ruth, with its wonderful short story, gives us the chance to look at the dynamic between human choices and responsibilities, and the sovereignty/providence of God.
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When it comes to our faith, this is especially true in times of difficulty and pain. You might wonder why. I want to suggest that in moments of pain, people often draw close to us. While we cannot see our impact (because of our own pain) we affect them more than we can imagine.
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Faith will lead us to all sorts of things: reading God’s Word, joining others in worship, prayer, concern for the poor, concern for living holy lives—it will lead to action—that is what alive faith looks like.
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We, human beings, think we need to do something to earn God’s love. The fancy phrase is conditional love. It means you must first do something that pleases God, and then he may show you some love. That is not the God of the Bible. The God of the Bible unconditionally loves you. He loved us before we loved him.
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I think this is a life of faith. The Bible defines faith in Hebrews 11:1: “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Some translations replace assurance for confidence. Yet the key word for me is “hope.” What does it mean to have hope?
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Be confident in yourself—we hear this phrase regularly. Simply google “be confident” and you will find some pretty good advice, like this. As I read those types of articles and consider their advice, I find much of it good. Yet the center of it all is ME—and that makes this me the opposite of confident. At the bottom of all this advice is the belief that being confident requires we somehow screw ourselves up and be super reliant on all we intrinsically possess and extrinsically accomplish. I hear the Mighty mouse theme music in the background (sorry for slipping into sarcasm). What has my mind going in this direction? Quite simply the confident attitude of a person in prison—Paul. Listen again to what we read today…
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Why do I love pondering science? Because science and faith aren't enemies. And thinking scientifically often leads me to wonder about all sorts of non-scientific things, like my purpose, the reason for me being here, love, bravery, and more. On Wednesday 1/31, a Blue moon, Super moon, and Lunar Eclipse will all happen at once. From Harvest Moons, to full moons, to blood moons, to blue moons... we're fascinated by this distant object, aren't we? But do you ever actually think about the moon itself?
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If we submit everything to rational logic, then we will rule out some experiences of life as “not possible.” The first being the experience of giving and receiving love.
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Determining the Ultimate Authority has led to a conflict between the two fields of Science and Faith. Quite frankly, if you ask the “man or woman on the street” if they see these two in conflict, I expect they would answer yes...
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