Let it Shine Have you ever dropped something really small? So small that it’s hard to find it? Just the other day, I dropped a small part of something we were trying to repair. The part was so small that we could not see it – even though it was right in front of […]
Urgency Defines Authority All Christians – and even many unbelievers – rightly regard Jesus as a great teacher. But what made Him a great teacher? Luke 4:32 provides some insight to this question. “They were amazed at his teaching, because his words had authority.” (Luke 4:32) And again a few verses later, “All the people […]
Sent Have you ever considered … Why did Jesus COME? While there are many reasons, let me state three: “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.” (Matthew 5:17) Jesus came to fulfill the law. For I […]
The Revelation of the Glory of God Have you ever wondered why Jesus did miracles? The account of Jesus’ first miracle gives us some insight to that question. Jesus’ first public miracle is recorded in John chapter 2, the miracle of turning water into wine. There are many things that could be said […]
Jesus and Social Distancing In the first chapter of Mark, we see an interesting and profound encounter with Jesus and man with leprosy. Leprosy is a skin disease that is highly contagious. In the times of the Bible, when someone had leprosy, they were required to keep their distance from all other people. Furthermore, […]
The Favor of God If you could ask for one thing this year, what would it be? I would submit that nothing could be better to ask for than to live in the Favor of God. In the familiar Christmas Story passage of Luke 2, we hear the multitude of the heavenly […]
Have You Met Jesus? The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found Messiah” (that is, the Christ). John 1:41 Have you met Jesus? Do you know Him? I would submit that there is no greater question to ask of yourself or ask anyone else than […]
In the Beginning “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” John 1:1 The first words of the book of John echo the first words of Genesis, “In the beginning …” As we begin a New Year, it is a good time to consider new beginnings. […]
How will you live out the Great Commission in 2022? Jesus’ command to His disciples, and to all believers, is very clear. Hear Jesus’ famous words from Matthew 28 – the passage known as The Great Commission. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go […]
The Name that is Above Every Name “She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” (Matt. 1:21) In Bible times, and still sometimes today, names were given to communicate something significant about the child. Typically, the name is […]
The Response of Faith “I am the Lord’s servant. May your word to me be fulfilled.” (Luke 1:38) The gospel of Luke opens with two accounts of miraculous pregnancies. Certainly you are familiar with the second pregnancy, the birth of Jesus to the Virgin Mary. But the first pregnancy was also miraculous, although not to […]
As the world has been in the midst of a global pandemic for the last 6 months, mission team sending organizations have been greatly impacted, and RLI has been no different. We have been forced to see this pause as an opportunity to reexamine who we are and what the Lord is calling us to […]
