Life has meaning when there is a mission in life!Invest in people! The return is priceless. (Ecclesiates 11:1 MSG)Bless someone with generosity today! (Ecclesiastes 11:2 MSG)Be on mission now, even when circumstances may not be favorable. (Ecclesiastes 11:3-5 MSG)Share Jesus faithfully and serve others lovingly, trusting God with the results here and hereafter. (Ecclesiastes 11:6 MSG)

The race to judgment has an exit ramp called grace!The rebellious and the religious have the same problem...sin. (Romans 3:19-20, 23; Romans 6:23a)God's grace provides the only rescue from the penalty of sin. (Romans 3:24-25; Romans 6:23; Romans 3:22)Salvation is the result of grace made possible through the finished work of the cross.

Denying the existence of God does not give exemption from His judgment nor exhaust his patience for salvation!Willful abandonment of God leads to judicial abandonment from God.1. Adandoned to follow morally contaminated desires. (Romans 1:24-25 NLT)2. Adandoned to pursue dishonorable passions. (Romans 1:26-27)3. Abandoned to seperate from God character becoming as far from God as possible. (Romans 1:28-31)4. Abandoned to engage in and encourage rebellion against God's authority. (Romans 1:32)Abandonment can be a progression to death or a process form deliverance! The choice is yours.

Denying the existence of God is the surest way to offend the God who really exists!Rejecting God because of human reasoning, human experience, and or human appetite does not allow exemption from the anger of God. (Romans 1:18-19)Resisting God for who He is leads to a life of emptiness and darkness; leaving people to gods of their imagination. (Romans 1:21-23)"Our desire for God is one of the most convincing evidences for the existence of God." - C.S. Lewis

God of revelation or God of imagination? What is the answer?The crisis of doubt is a doorway to dicovering God!You can believe in a God you can't see, because you can see what He has made. You don't have to prove the obvious. (Romans 1:19-20)The evidence speaks for the existence of God in the complexity of design. (Psalm 139:14)How great is our God!

In the midst of the chaos and confusion of life, Jesus offers absolute clarity!Conflict of voices: The theif lies, leading to deception and death. The Good Shepherd speaks truth, bringing life, fulfillment, and freedom. (John 10:6-10a)Contrast in Character: The thief steals life from you. The Good Shepherd sacrifices His life for you. (John 10:10-11)Jesus is clearly the best choice. Put your faith and hope in Him!

Life's purpose is the result of God's orchestrated process!2 Samuel 7:8-10 NLTIt is the size of the heart that matters. (1 Samuel 16:7, 11-13)Instruction leads to direction. (1 Samuel 17:20 NLT)God in your past will be God in your future. Before there was a giant, there was a lion and a bear. (1 Samuel 17:31-37)

As parents, we try to give our children what they want. It is more important to give our children what they need!Proverbs 22:6Give them roots to live confidently.Give them wings to live courageously.

Mother's are a treasure to be treasured. This week, Tim refects on the significant impact of moms in the Kingdom of God!

For reference, listen to the song entitled "What If?" written and performed by Nichole Nordemanhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM0OTKBx9ikEternity is too long to be wrong!1. A sincere commitment to the wrong belief system will not end right. (John 3:1-3) What if everything the Bible says about Jesus is true? Then, you have everything to lose. (Revelation 20:11-15)2. A surrendered commitment to Jesus Christ and His finished work on the cross is the right beginning to the perfect ending. (John 3:16; Coloccians 1:15-20)There is no substitute for the cross."They say the truth will only make a fool of you." -Prince"They say the cross will only make a fool of you." -Nichole NordemanJesus is enough. Nothing else counts!