Bad Boys, Bad Boys whatcha gonna do...

What character comes to mind when you think of the "Bad Boys of the Bible"? Cain, Ahab, or maybe Judas Iscariot? We will tend to look at those and a few others, that God used to shape the course of History, as bad and never could change. But what about the Apostle Paul? Before he was Paul His name was Saul, and He was notorious as a "Christian Killer". The Bible records that he was present at the stoning of Stephen; he even held the coats of the men throwing the stones. The early church leaders probably never thought that this man could be saved by God to be used to bring many to Christ. But that is exactly what happened. God revealed himself to Saul and he repented and was changed forever. His name was changed to Paul and he went on to start many churches, as well as, writing half of he New Testament. We tend to think sometimes that we are to bad for God to do anything with us, but that is contrary to scripture. God can, and will, save even the hardest sinner. And that person can go on to do many marvelous things for the cause of Christ. Believer, maybe you know someone that you think, "there is no way that guy will ever change!" If He did it with Paul, there is no one that is beyond the reach of God. Have a blessed Journey and see you soon.

Faith?

What is faith? Faith is believing in something and then putting all your trust in it. It takes more than belief to have faith in God. And this is the problem that face most "so-called" Christians, belief without trust. These "Christians" tend to wonder why they are not experiencing the promises of God. I believe if we read the Bible and take it for what it says, then trust what it says as truth, then and only then can we experience the promises of God.

Read James 5:13-18. Now, what conclusion do you come to? If we are obedient to what this passage says, will we not experience its promise? I believe so! If it were not so, it would not be in the canon of scripture. Either the Bible is all true or not true at all.