by Susan Barnes | 17 Aug 2026 | How God Sees Us
“This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!” 2 Corinthians 5:17 God knew we would struggle with this idea because we mostly don’t feel like new people. Our old habits seem to stick with us, even...
by Susan Barnes | 3 Aug 2026 | How God Sees Us
“Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you!” Isaiah 49:15 And yet sometimes we do feel forgotten. Even David, a man after God’s own heart, wrote, “O Lord, how long will...
by Susan Barnes | 20 Jul 2026 | How God Sees Us
“Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well” (3 John 1:2 NIV). John prays that his friend will enjoy good health which suggests that maybe he hasn’t been, but regardless of his friend’s...
by Susan Barnes | 8 Jun 2026 | How God Sees Us
“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.” Colossians 3:15 We are called to peace. We have peace within ourselves and with each other when we aren’t comparing or striving to be something we...
by Susan Barnes | 11 May 2026 | How God Sees Us
“For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.” 1 Corinthians 13:12 NIV For some, it’s a great delight to be fully known, for others, it fills them with dread....
by Susan Barnes | 13 Apr 2026 | How God Sees Us
My beloved is mine and I am his (Song of Songs 2:16). I am his and he is mine therefore, I belong to God. The world would have us believe that belonging to God restricts our freedom. The world loves to promote freedom as doing our own thing and acting on whatever is...
by Susan Barnes | 2 Mar 2026 | How God Sees Us
“But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. They are reborn—not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God.” John 1:12-13 We become children of God by believing and...
by Susan Barnes | 2 Feb 2026 | How God Sees Us
“The wine supply ran out during the festivities, so Jesus’ mother told him, ‘They have no more wine.’” John 2:3 Running out of wine at a wedding is a major social embarrassment, but surely not serious enough to warrant a miracle. Yet, Jesus’ mother wasn’t afraid to...
