John Lucardie

Jesus has the last word.

If we would be humble and accept God's graciousness as did this criminal hanging on a cross next to the one who died for us, his promise and God cannot lie, is that we will be in Paradise with Him!!!

Luke 23:43 (GNTD), Luke 23:46 (GNTD)

I am the gate.

It is through Jesus that we have access to the Father. Thieves avoid the gate and try to go over the fence to get in only to take and steal what they can, but life is only given when you come through…

John 10:9 (GNTD), John 10:10 (GNTD)

Promise

We can take God at his word, period.

Psalm 89:34 (KJV)

Another definition of faith

Faith is defined in Hebrews as the assurance of things hoped for the conviction of things not seen. In order for man to be put right with God, he must beleive in the God who declares the guilty to be…

Romans 4:5 (KJV), Romans 8:23 (KJV)

I am the righteousness of Christ!

I am not to ask myself, Who will go up into heaven? When I confess that I am the righteousness of Christ, it reminds God and I what Christ has done on the cross to make it possible. It brings pleasure…

Romans 10:6 (GNTD)

No night there

I love this description of heaven. There is a kind of sadness in darkness and night. Perhaps that is why some experience depression more when the days get shorter in the Fall and Winter months, however…

Revelation 21:22 (GNTD), Revelation 21:23 (GNTD), Revelation 21:24 (GNTD), Revelation 21:25 (GNTD), Revelation 21:26 (GNTD), Revelation 21:27 (GNTD)

Be still my soul.

Today I am broken. The challenges of life are wearing on me. Deep down in my soul, I believe all will be well. I must just be still and wait for God to act. There is nothing more that I want than to be…

Psalm 16:11 (KJV)

God has given us everything we need through Christ.

Our future truly is in the hands of the Lord. We are the clay in the hands of the potter. 2 Peter 1:3-11 says His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge…

Psalm 16:5 (KJV)

The Promises of God.

God has never and will never go against what He has promised us He will do. He is genuine. God is a rock and His works are perfect and all His ways are judgement. A God of truth and without iniquity,…

Psalm 12:6 (GNTD)

We must know the Lord.

Jesus said that eternal life is to know the Lord and Jesus Christ whom He has sent. John 17:3 God will not forsake us, that is his promise!

Psalm 9:10 (NASB)

Some things were meant to change.

``While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, And cold and heat, And summer and winter, And day and night Shall not cease."

Genesis 8:22 (NASB)

Eternal Punishment a sobering reality

It is sad to think that there is a place such as this, however God is just and will not tolerate a person who is deliberately against His will. Who can question God in this matter? He is not willing that…

This one scripture says it all.

God's plan in a nutshell. For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal…

Isaiah 9:6 (NASB)

People need to hear about God's concern for them.

God loves all men and desires that each man be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth, but we cannot be saved until we believe we are lost, lost without a relationship with him. The people believed…

Exodus 4:31 (NASB)

This is my memorial-name to all generations.

Does God exist? Is he really there? His name shouts out...YES!!! I AM. His very name is a testament to his existence. And his reward to those who seek him? As he spoke to Abram in Genesis 15:1...I AM…

Exodus 3:15 (NASB)

This shall be the sign that it is I who have sent you.

You shall worship God at this mountain. We all want a sign that God is (exists). We can only see God through the eyes of faith. When we see God for who he truely is, the great I am, the one and only true…

Exodus 3:12 (NASB)

God's good will towards us!

God has plans to make you prosper and give you a future and HOPE. Wow, I need not worry about anything!

Jeremiah 29:11 (NASB), Jeremiah 29:12 (NASB), Jeremiah 29:13 (NASB)

Life is a daily choice.

Shakespeare said, "To be or not to be, that is the question." God says, "Not to be, is not the answer!"

Deuteronomy 30:19 (NASB)

Moses the murderer.

Even the greats in days gone by struggled with sin. We'll see later how he suffered consequences for his actions. God forgives us of our wrongs when we repent and ask for his mercy. The Lord is merciful…

Exodus 2:11 (NASB)

Question Authority.

There are times when we must go against those in authority when they are in direct conflict with God's will. This takes courage but God gives us the strength when we need it and ask for it.

Exodus 1:17 (NASB)

Do not concern yourselves with your goods.

The best of all the land of Egypt is yours. This is a message for the Christian with regards to our heavenly home waiting for us! Don't concern yourselves with the world and pursuing earthly gain. There's…

Genesis 45:20 (NASB)

Joseph found favor in his sight.

Luke 2:52 says Jesus grew in wisdom, in stature, in favor with God and man. When we have the favor of God, others will take note of it and we, in turn will find favor with man.

Genesis 39:4 (NASB)

The Lord caused.

God is the author of all good things!

Genesis 39:3 (NASB)

I want to be accused of this!

Here comes the dreamer! Little did the brothers know that they were actually complimenting their brother Joseph.

Genesis 37:19 (NASB)

Hang on to faith in times of darkness as did Joseph!

I wonder what was going through Joseph's mind at this time? He must have been feeling a sense of doom, knowing that his brothers hated him. Surely his faith in God kept him strong throughout this time.

Genesis 37:23 (NASB), Genesis 37:24 (NASB)