Posts by Thure Martinsen
The Reality of Heaven!
A couple of weeks ago I came across this text in the book of Colossians: Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. For…
Read MoreGet Out of the Salt Shaker!
We find this interesting passage in Matthew 5: “You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless. You are the light of the world – like a city on a…
Read MoreYour Part
In Colossians 1, we find this passage: … We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding. Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the while, you will grow as…
Read MorePerish or Eternal Life?
The best known verse in the Bible is probably John 3:16: For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. (John 3:16, NLT) This verse is loved so much because it presents the Gospel in simple, clear language. Yet,…
Read More“I’ll Take it From Here!”
In Romans 12 we find this passage: And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice – the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. Don’t copy the…
Read More“I Don’t Even Know Him!”
Most everyone who is familiar with the story of Jesus is also familiar with Peter’s denial of Jesus, even after promising he would be willing to die for Him. And our hearts break, both for Jesus and for Peter as we read the conclusion of the story found in Luke 22: Peter said, “Man, I…
Read MoreBe Still …
God wants us to be still from our activities and watch Him work.
Read MoreLiving in the Palace
At the very end of the section dealing with the sixth of seven seals found in Revelation 6 – 7, we find this passage, telling about the “vast crowd, too great to count …” (verse 9). “These are the ones that died in the great tribulation” (verse 14). “That is why they stand in front…
Read MoreTo Wash or Not to Wash?
After Jesus washed His disciples feet on the night just before He was arrested and killed, He said this: “Do you understand what I was doing? You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and you are right, because that’s what I am. And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each…
Read MoreLove Like Jesus!
You can only love like Jesus by staying connected to Him!
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