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QUESTIONS GOD ASKS – WEEK 16 – “DO YOU BELIEVE THIS?”
Photo by Marcos Paulo Prado on Unsplash By Mike Chaffin Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, 26and everyone who lives and believes in Me…
QUESTIONS GOD ASKS – WEEK 15 – “WHY DO YOU CALL ME, ‘LORD, LORD,’ AND DO NOT DO WHAT I SAY?”
Photo by The New York Public Library on Unsplash By Mike Chaffin Why do you call Me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say? Luke 6:46 So many metaphors could be used on this question. This isn’t a…
QUESTIONS GOD ASKS – WEEK 14 – “WHY ARE YOU TROUBLED, AND WHY DO DOUBTS ARISE IN YOUR HEARTS?”
Photo by John Moeses Bauan on Unsplash By Mike Chaffin And He said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? Luke 24:38 Sometimes we have trouble asking a hard question to a…
QUESTIONS GOD ASKS – WEEK 13 – “WHAT GOOD IS IT TO GAIN THE WHOLE WORLD BUT LOSE YOUR SOUL?”
Photo by Shane on Unsplash By Mike Chaffin For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? 37 Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? Mark 8:36-37 …
QUESTIONS GOD ASKS – WEEK 12 – “WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO FOR YOU?”
By Mike Chaffin And Jesus stopped and called them, and said, "What do you want Me to do for you?” Matthew 20:32 Sometimes we just need to start a conversation with God by asking for mercy. That is…
QUESTIONS GOD ASKS – WEEK 11 – “WHO DO THEY SAY THE SON OF MAN IS?
Photo by Mateus Campos Felipe on Unsplash By Mike Chaffin When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” Matthew 16:13 Some questions…
QUESTIONS GOD ASKS – WEEK 10 – “SON OF MAN, CAN THESE BONES LIVE?”
By Mike Chaffin He asked me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" I said, "O Sovereign LORD, you alone know." Ezekiel 37:3 Sometimes we don’t have all the answers. We must admit to ourselves we aren’t know-it-alls. Ezekiel…
QUESTIONS GOD ASKS – WEEK 9 – “IS IT RIGHT FOR YOU TO BE ANGRY?”
Photo by Ryan Snaadt on Unsplash By Mike Chaffin Then the Lord said, “Is it right for you to be angry?” Jonah 4:4 While it might not seem like it, this is the most theologically deep question God has…
QUESTIONS GOD ASKS – WEEK 8 – “WHOM SHALL I SEND, AND WHO WILL GO FOR US?”
Photo by Austin Chan on Unsplash By Mike Chaffin Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.” I wasn’t always…
QUESTIONS GOD ASKS – WEEK 7 – “WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I LAID THE EARTH’S FOUNDATION?
Photo by Alexander Andrews on Unsplash By Mike Chaffin “Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation? Tell me, if you understand.” Job 38:4 Ever heard the term, “taking someone down a notch”? This is what God is…
QUESTIONS GOD ASKS – WEEK 6 – “WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?”
Photo by jean wimmerlin on Unsplash By Mike Chaffin There he went into a cave and spent the night. And the word of the LORD came to him: "What are you doing here, Elijah?" 1 Kings 19:9 Ever get…
QUESTIONS GOD ASKS – WEEK 5 – “WHAT IS THAT IN YOUR HAND?”
Photo by Claudio Schwarz on Unsplash By Mike Chaffin So the Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A rod.” Exodus 4:2 I never watched the television show MacGyver. However, it was so popular,…
QUESTIONS GOD ASKS – WEEK 4 – “WHAT IS YOUR NAME?”
Photo by Felicia Buitenwerf on Unsplash By Mike Chaffin So He said to him, “What is your name?” He said, “Jacob.” Genesis 32:27 Why would God ask for your name? Back in the day names had meaning. Because Jacob…
QUESTIONS GOD ASKS – WEEK 3 – WHERE HAVE YOU COME FROM AND WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
Photo by Benjamin Voros on Unsplash By Mike Chaffin He said, "Hagar, Sarai's maid, where have you come from and where are you going?" And she said, "I am fleeing from the presence of my mistress Sarai." Genesis 16:8 …
QUESTIONS GOD ASKS – WEEK 2 – WHAT HAVE YOU HAVE DONE?
Photo by Evan Dennis on Unsplash By Mike Chaffin 13 Then the Lord God asked the woman, “What have you done?” “The serpent deceived me,” she replied. “That’s why I ate it.” Genesis 3:13 What have you done? A…
QUESTIONS GOD ASKS DEVOTIONAL SERIES
WEEK 1 - WHERE ARE YOU? WEEK 2 - WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? WEEK 3 - WHERE HAVE YOU COME FROM AND WHERE ARE YOU GOING? WEEK 4 - WHAT IS YOUR NAME? WEEK 5 - "WHAT IS THAT IN…
QUESTIONS GOD ASKS – WEEK 1 – “WHERE ARE YOU?”
Photo by Planet Volumes on Unsplash By Mike Chaffin Then the Lord God called to Adam and said to him, “Where are you?” Genesis 3:9 God is omnipresent - He is everywhere all at once, and He is omniscient…
VICES, VIRTUES, AND EMOTIONS – Week 52 – PURITY
Photo by Bernd 📷 Dittrich on Unsplash By Mike Chaffin Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Matthew 5:8 Topping out this year’s study on the Virtues of Christian living is the ultimate virtue we…
VICES, VIRTUES, AND EMOTIONS – Week 51 – CARNALITY
Photo by Linus Belanger on Unsplash By Mike Chaffin For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Romans 8:6 We wrap up the vices in this series with the worst one,…
DEAR JESUS
By Mike Chaffin 6 And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. 7 She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there…
