Face to Face With My Lord And I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ Acts 22:10 (ESV) After the days when Jesus was crucified and ascended into Heaven, there was great persecution against the early Christians. Saul was leading the charge. Saul was the son of a Pharisee and had a resume a mile long. He had been trained a Pharisee by the teacher of his day, Gamaliel. Saul was an ... Read More »
The Cherished Moments: Face to Face with My Freedom
Face to Face with My Freedom For most of my teenage years and much of my twenties, I had chained myself back to the chains of sin that Christ had set me free from. Being saved as a young girl I didn't realize the importance of a personal relationship. My freedom from sin had nothing on my desire to be my own person. What I had done was taken my freedom and used it as an ... Read More »
The Cherished Moments: Face to Face with True Worship
Face to Face with True Worship Recently while at Bible Study I heard Jesus whisper in my heart. Go home and bow down. It sounded like such a strange request. I thought God, I love you, do I really need to do this? The reply. Yes, go home with your face to the ground, bow down. Now I can see how this may sound crazy, but when you have spent time in the word, God will teach ... Read More »
The Cherished Moments: Face to Face with New Life
Face to Face with New Life Much of my life was not spent in living an abundant life in Christ. Sure, I thought that I had a life. Sure, I thought it was eternal. But I had never really sat face to face with Jesus. In fact, I had spent much of my time running in the opposite direction. New life wasn't something I grasped. The most well-known verse in the Bible, John 3:16, ... Read More »
The Cherished Moments: Face to Face with My Salvation
Face to Face with My Salvation I accepted Christ as my Savior when I was a preteen. Growing up in the church the message was clear on what I needed to do to have him live in my heart. I knew that I was a sinner and that the only way to have a relationship with Him was to ask Him to ask for forgiveness and ask Him to come into my heart. What I didn't know at the time was what ... Read More »