Rumination Journal

Brothers, I don’t regard myself as yet having taken hold, but one thing I do. Forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. — Philippians 3:13-14 WEB Now, brothers, I entrust you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build up, and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. — Acts 20:32 WEB Jesus therefore said to those Jews who had believed him, “If you remain in my word, then you are truly my disciples. You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” — John 8:31-32 WEB "I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, that he may be with you forever,—the Spirit of truth, whom the world can’t receive; for it doesn’t see him, neither knows him. You know him, for he lives with you, and will be in you." — John 14:16-17 WEB Regardless of your past, today can be...

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him. -- John 3:16-17 WEB God does not love the corruption in this world. But He does love His creation. He loves the people, each and every one. But do we? Do you ever get fed up with people? Do you get tired of their lies and selfishness? Do you ever encounter people that you think are so terrible that maybe everyone else would be better off that person just went straight to hell right then? God does not think that way. God loves the people in this world. He loved them enough to die for them. And He has never changed His mind. Remember this the next time you are having difficulty with someone. You are dealing with someone God loves, a child of God, though they may not realize it or accept it! No matter how you classify yourself, whether...