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Jesus – ‘God with us’ (Matthew 1:23) – came to be ‘to’ and ‘through’ us. This is a gift from God. He refreshes our soul, and then flows through us to the world around us. He gives us purpose, power, direction – every day, now and forevermore. Jesus gave people not only truth to believe, but paths to follow, and Spirit to minister. He told us that believing in him, streams of living water would flow – not just over us, to refresh us, but from within us, to water life around us. ‘… life that is truly life.’ (1 Timothy 6:19) Cover photo by Jack Walker: @jack.dw

This devotional (Part 2) has 20 entries, written for the Teen or young adult. It follows Part 1: ‘Lose Life to Save It’. Jesus was never legalistic or heavy-spirited. But he was serious in his teaching about putting our faith into action. He called us to ‘follow’ him, not just believe in him. This is because the blessing, the fruit, the freedom, the power, is in truly walking with Jesus. I hope this devotional brings joy to you, and also helps you build on your love for Jesus.

I was at a gas station sharing verse cards and booklets with people. It was a windy day but the rain was holding off… A guy that looked homeless to me went into the station, bought a cup of coffee, and came back outside and stood next to me. His name was Tim. Turns out he was not homeless, and he was, in fact, quite wealthy. He loved Jesus. He spoke to me in very simple, spiritual terms. One thing he said to me was: ‘Before you were born, Jesus said what you would do, and who you would be!’ Two key things that Tim put down here in faith for me, for you: 1. Your God-Given Path: God has...

‘God, don’t leave us here!’ My friend, Brian, had whispered this prayer the night before. Just outside his door there had been a violent, cold-blooded fight. Many against one, kicking the young guy unconscious. Brian’s one line resonated with my soul. It expressed my own heart’s cry at many times, with many feelings of fear in this world. After hearing Brian put this cry into words, it was a prayer I whispered many times after that. It's OK to pray like this. It’s OK to feel like this. Prayers in the Bible press even harder: ‘How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How ...

Collection of 14 essays, and named after the most important essay in the collection. I hope you enjoy these reflections, and that they encourage you in your faith in Jesus Christ. (Matthew 6:22) www.1peter1three.weebly.com

God looks for you. He searches for you. Jesus notices when you’re not there, and he leaves the crowd, the event, to find you. I hope God’s words and love come off these pages and stay with you, as ‘spirit and life’. (Excerpt) Introduction: To heal the blind man, Jesus spat in the ground, made a paste in the mud, and smeared this mud in the sockets of the man’s eyes. He asked the man if he could see. Not clearly, he said. Jesus put his hands on him again to finish this work of healing.[1] It is also interesting that Jesus did this in private (took the man ‘outside the village’)...

‘Moses came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush... though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. God called to him from within the bush, “Moses! Moses!” And Moses said, “Here I am.” (Exodus 3:1-4) I think this moment when the Lord meets with Moses captures the essence of when the Lord meets with anyone – with you, with me. It is a quiet moment away from other people. It is deep, it is spiritual. It is a revelation that is beyond nature, impossible, but true – like something on fire, but not burning ...

You can only see what you see. This sounds obvious, but determines everything. What you see determines where you go and what you do. Do you see a path ahead? You see it, therefore you head in that direction. You don’t see it, you go elsewhere… Do you ‘see’ value or meaning in this career? You ‘go’ in that direction. You invest, study, sacrifice, meet up with… The light in your eyes – your physical eyes – gets you out of the woods, the literal woods. And the light in your mind, in your heart, connects you to life choices and relationships.

Peter Walker and his family live in NC, USA. For more on the author, please visit: www.1peter1three.weebly.com Contents: 4 Thoughts on Joseph, The Best Translation of the Bible, Ever!, Living Hope, What Is True Repentance?, Mark 1 – Five Points, Some, Loving God, Using Talent!, Kingdom Construction, Good God?, Feeling Pressure to be Rad’ for Jesus?, False Dimensions, Now I Know You Love Me, Grace, Yes!, My Healed Land: A Reflection, Suffering and a Good God, Poverty Wealth & Jesus Christ, Christ’s ‘Actual’ Blood?, This Side of Evil

(excerpt from the text) '... This is critical, my friends, the issue of what we can and do know regarding sin andsuffering, and what we don’t and can’t know. We got to stay in our ‘truth’ lane.There will be paradoxes in our understanding, and therefore (hopefully!) inour communications and interactions with people. This is good! In some areasof God’s revelation, to be true to it, we must be limited, this far and no further, thisclear and no clearer… We’re called to weep with those who weep, not to tell themthat God ordained the disaster, and has a plan in it. If that truly ...

Terri’s cancer had returned. I had the honor of meeting weekly with Terri to talk about faith, about Jesus, life here and life to come. Our times together were the highlight of my week, lasted just over a year, and then Terri went to be with the Lord. In this short book I recount some of our conversations together, and Scriptures we discussed. I know Terri would have liked to share more of her faith with family and friends, particularly as she experienced it in her final months. It is my hope that this memoir serves that purpose. In loving memory of Theresa Molloy, 10th March 1950 – 7th...

I didn’t choose to be born. In other words, I didn’t choose to exist. I didn’t choose my parents or my circumstances. I definitely did not choose my looks or my personality. And yet these things and these people seem to define me. I didn’t choose for those bad things to happen. But they mark me. They made me fear, fight, be insecure, and even do things I wish I didn’t do. And now these things seem to define me. How do I get out of this maze? Who am I really? Where do I belong? God says, ‘I have loved you with an everlasting love,’ and ‘before you were born I called you by ...

Jesus called his followers to share his message with others. ‘The Holy Spirit will testify about me, but you also must testify, because you have been with me.’ (John 15:26-27) His message, his ‘good news’, being his own name and person: ‘God with us.’ (Matthew 1:23) God has come. His name is Jesus Christ. He paid for our sin by his own death. He came back to life. He calls us to turn away from our sin, to believe in him. If we do this, we will be forgiven, and live forever with God. This is the message that messengers brought to you and me. And this is the message that we are to...

Jesus asked us to have faith in him. He did not just want ‘belief’, he wanted faith. Faith is a mysterious thing. In this short booklet we’ll consider what Jesus really meant by asking us to have faith, and how to take that step of faith. At the end of this booklet there are ten journal reflections, so you can consider some words of Jesus and write down your own thoughts. Let’s get started!

The purpose of life, for every man, woman and child, is to reach out and find God. To know him – now and forevermore. ‘God created all people, so that they would search for him, reach out for him and find him.’ (Acts 17:25-27) And this last verse ends by saying: ‘And he is not far from each one of us.’ Is it time in your life to seek God, and find him? Is it time in your life to make peace with God, now and forevermore? Jesus said, ‘I am the door…’ (John 10:9)

God has put eternity in the hearts of all people. (Ecclesiastes 3:11) When we open the door of our hearts to Jesus Christ, he moves through our mind and our spirits, now and forevermore. In the Scriptures God has given us access to the deep things of his truth and his own Spirit. In this booklet I share some thoughts and Scriptures to help us know more of God - not only in word and thoughts, but in 'spirit and truth'. (John 4:24)

No elegí nacer. En otras palabras, no elegí existir. No elegí a mis padres ni mis circunstancias. Definitivamente, no elegí mi aspecto ni mi personalidad. Y, sin embargo, todo eso parece definirme. No elegí que sucedieran cosas malas. Pero me marcaron. Me hicieron temer, luchar, sentirme inseguro e incluso hacer cosas que desearía no haber hecho. Y ahora esas cosas parecen definirme. ¿Cómo puedo salir de este laberinto? ¿Quién soy realmente? ¿Adónde pertenezco? Dios dice: ‘Con amor eterno te he amado’, y, ‘antes de que nacieras, ya te había apartado’.[1] En este breve ...

Jesús se reunía personalmente con la gente en las casas, en los campos, en el lago, en las calles de la ciudad. Una de las primeras cosas que Jesús hizo después de resucitar fue encontrarse con dos personas en una larga caminata, y pasó horas caminando y hablando sólo con ellos. ¿Tienes una fe sincera en Jesús? ¿Te gustaría reunirte con otras personas y crecer en tu fe? Puedes hacerlo. En este breve folleto comparto algunas ideas prácticas sobre cómo puedes poner esto en marcha...