“Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you….”                     1 Timothy 1:6 There is a popular saying in the world of business coaching that says, “Major on your strengths, minor on your weaknesses.”  The theory behind it is to encourage a person to do what they do best and staff out or delegate the rest. In a way, it has a spiritual foundation.  God gives us all gifts and talents that are unique to...

“I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist.  Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.”  Isaiah 44:22 The Hebrew meaning of the word “redeem” as used in this verse is ga’al and it means:  to act as a kinsman or redeemer to redeem (by payment) God redeeming from death, from bondage, from exile to exact vengeance  Isn’t it great news that when we return to Him in repentance, God not only sweeps away our sins but...