You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. Psalm 139:16 (NLT) When I was a boy, my grandparents owned a ranch in the foothills of Alberta. When visiting, my brothers and I would spend hours riding our bikes in the pasture, avoiding rocks and brush by staying on the paths made by cows. Although the paths meandered around the pasture and didn’t seem to lead anywhere, they did. The problem was that they didn’t take me where I wanted to go. Everyone is on a path in life. Some seem to meander through life, and although they do not seem to have a destination, they …

I lay down my life that I may take it again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down and the power to take it again. John 10:17-18 (NKJV) Jesus sacrificed for you willingly. When authorities arrested Him and one of His followers cut off a soldier’s ear, Jesus stopped him and said “Do you think I cannot now pray my Father, and He will provide me with more than twelve legions of angels?” (Matthew 26:53 NKJV) Just to get an idea of the number of angels Jesus was talking about, a legion of soldiers at that time was an entire army, numbering over 5,000 men. In the Old Testament we have an …

But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive with Christ (by grace you have been saved.) Ephesians 2:4-5 (NKJV) I never downplay the cross. Jesus’ sacrifice was terrible and yet so unfortunately necessary. But too many Christians camp at the cross when the cross is for the sinner, not the saint. It is for those who do not know Jesus—those who are still trapped in the eternal consequences of their sin. After you have made the decision to give your life to Jesus, you do not need to spend your time at the cross looking for forgiveness. Jesus died on the cross so that you could …

And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, and Standby), that He may remain with you forever. John 14:16 (AMP) In John 14:16, Jesus referred to Holy Spirit as “another Comforter.” The word ‘another’ does not mean different. It means exactly the same. In other words, Holy Spirit functions exactly the same as Jesus. Jesus did not leave us with someone less wonderful, someone we have to settle for. He left us with someone exactly like Him. Holy Spirit leads, heals, comforts and helps us to know truth—just as Jesus did when He walked the planet. And He can bring power into your life as you have never experienced before. When you think of Holy …

I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all the truth; John 16:12-13 (NKJV) If I knew it were my last days on earth, I would want to say something to every person I love—something they would never forget. I would especially want to talk to my children, to leave them with words that would help and inspire them to live their lives to the fullest with Jesus. You learn what is of the utmost importance to people by the words they choose in their last moments on Earth. In John 14-16, we find the conversation Jesus had with His disciples just before He …