And these signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues; they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover. Mark 16:17-18 Francine Rivers is one of my favorite authors. Mark of the Lion series is my all-time favorite. There are 3 books in the series and no matter how many times I have read the 3 different books,

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. As a young Child of God, these verses scared me. I was nervous about the ideas of sacrificial holiness and acceptability in the eyes of God. The p

But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. John 10:10 We were all born physically alive but spiritually dead which meant that our needs for significance, security, and acceptance were not being met by God because we didn’t know Him. So, we tried to find ways to meet those needs independently of Him. But it just doesn’t work! Trying to perform and accomplish things in order to fee

According to Luke 2:22-24 we find Mary and Joseph bringing their baby Jesus to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord. This was done in obedience to the Law of Moses in Exodus 13:2-12 stating, “Every firstborn male shall be designated as holy to the Lord.” These chosen parents followed the Law of Moses to the tee with the right day, right sacrifice, and right place. Two key players in this dedication are two elderly people: “Simeon, “was righteous and devout, waiting for the c

Matthew 5:13-16 “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good