Sonshine for your soul
Posted in personal sacrifice on Jul 1st, 2014
I was reminded this morning of the hymn that used to be sung in churches that started with the question, “Are ye able,” said the Master, “to be crucified with me?”
Some of you reading this just now are hearing the melody in your mind just now. Here is a link to an orchestral […]
Posted in personal sacrifice on Dec 5th, 2013
We both know how easy it is for the TV to steal time from us when household chores need doing.
And why do so many pre-retirees have pension savings balances that are embarrassing? Because “wants” in their 30s and 40s had more influence than “way out there” life expenses that wouldn’t be encountered until their […]
Posted in personal sacrifice on Aug 7th, 2013
The more that you and I learn from the Bible and allow that sanctified knowledge to guide our actions, the more likely our reward in heaven will be a mansion rathen than a tiny hut.
Yes, I know that’s quite a statement.
But read the following words from the Apostle Paul in I Corinthians 3 and I […]
Posted in personal sacrifice on Feb 10th, 2012
It’s a brief teaching in Exodus 30, but it’s message is clear — God values every life the same.
Yes, the blessings from God will vary in content and degree from person to person depending upon faithfulness and Kingdom purposes.
But the cost of redemption is uniform.
In Exodus 30:11-16, we read that every person being counted during […]
Posted in personal sacrifice on Apr 11th, 2011
Jesus didn’t beat around the bush when it came to declaring His expectations for the believer’s faith.
“In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples” (Luke 14:33).
Wow.
Talk about a wake-up call….
Chances are that you and I haven’t given up everything in the sense […]
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Martin Drummond