Devotionals
Eternal Life is Worth Earthly Hardship.
But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. And the Egyptians were in dread of the people of Israel. So they ruthlessly made the people of Israel work as slaves and made their lives bitter with hard service, in mortar and brick, and in all kinds of work in the field. In all their work they ruthlessly made them work as slaves. (Exodus 1:12-14 ESV) What is celebrated in one generation may barely be tolerated in the next. Jacob and his sons had come… Read More
Christianity is Free, But It Will Cost You Everything.
So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple. (Luke 14:33 ESV) Christianity is free, but it will cost you everything. Last week I arrived at my office early one morning and spent about an hour in prayer. As I prayed for my family, my staff, our church, and various groups of people, I sensed a prompting from the Holy Spirit. “Give your life to Me.” The voice was clearly the Lord’s whisper to my heart, but my initial thought was, “Lord, I… Read More
Reminders from the Book of Revelation
He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! (Revelation 22:20 ESV) When it comes to the Book of Revelation some well-intended believers get caught up in forecasting the details of the last days, resulting in their missing the central theme of John’s letter to the seven churches over which he had leadership. What many view as the secret code to understand the end times is actually intended to be exactly what it says in it’s opening line: “The revelation of Jesus Christ.” The book… Read More
How to Approach the Book of Revelation
The book of Revelation is often viewed through the lens of apocalyptic allegory – as if only a select few can understand its hidden meanings, and that only with a special decoder ring or end-time chart. The Revelation of Jesus Christ is actually a letter. The aged Apostle John had been banished to the Island of Patmos for his proclamation of Jesus Christ. While there he received a vision(s) from God, revealing many things regarding “what was” (the past), “what is” (the present), and “what is to come” (the future). John, a… Read More
Why You Can Trust God’s Timing
But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. (2 Peter 3:8, 9 ESV) The passing of time is consistent. A second is always a second; a minute always lasts one minute. Time is life’s metronome. Throughout history man has walked with the same cadence… Read More
Pastor Dale Jenkins 