by Bob Gass | Aug 26, 2020 | The Word for Today
The words of an old song go, ‘I love you for a hundred thousand reasons, but most of all I love you ’cause you’re you.’ There’s great truth in that song, particularly when it comes to children. Christian psychologist Dr James Dobson writes: ‘When the birth of a first...
by Bob Gass | Aug 25, 2020 | The Word for Today
God is crystal clear on this issue: we are all called to be thanks-givers. Who? You! When? In all circumstances! Why? Because it’s God’s will for you! Whatever else you may be confused about concerning God’s will, this part is clear. It’s not a suggestion—it’s a...
by Bob Gass | Aug 24, 2020 | The Word for Today
The Bible sets the scene for us: ‘“You’re the one I was looking for! I came out to find you, and here you are! My bed is spread with… coloured sheets of Egyptian linen… Come, let’s drink our fill of love until morning. Let’s enjoy each other’s caresses, for my husband...
by Bob Gass | Aug 23, 2020 | The Word for Today
Paul writes: ‘We make it our goal to please Him… For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due to us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.’ (2 Corinthians 5:9–10 NIV) If pleasing people is...
by Bob Gass | Aug 22, 2020 | The Word for Today
One of the biggest mistakes you can make in ministry is to compare yourself to someone else. In fact, it’s been said that if any two of us are identical, one of us may be unnecessary! The apostle Paul writes, ‘There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord.’...