HAVE YOU NOTICED? Society’s most wicked persons and/or the most violent and weird religious leaders may be freely and publically spoken about – but not so with our Lord Jesus Christ. Why is this, that his Name must be so avoided? Jesus himself offers the explanation to this question in John 7:7. “The world… hates… Read More ›
First, keep in mind the fundamental that God turns the curse into a blessing, Deuteronomy 23:5, Nehemiah 13:2. Those who walk with this God must therefore learn to get profit from their losses. Yes, in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, we are to claim by faith the working of “all things” for our… Read More ›
Years ago I knew a little boy who slipped on the bank of a stream and fell into the water. On his way down, however, he grabbed a nearby rock and held on until his father rescued him. Next Sunday in church a little voice was heard during the time of congregational prayer: “Thank you,… Read More ›
• See people pouring out their affections on their pet animals — but so little for God! • Witness the enthusiasm in sports — but for God? • See stunning attention on, and investments in, earthly homes — but for God? • Behold the zeal and interest in careers and retirement plans — but so… Read More ›
Stay away from the slick slope of sexual sin. Read Galatians 5:24: “Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.”
Grace is God’s arrangement to meet our need of Salvation and daily enablement. A clearer view of grace quiets the heart.
Don’t press God to pump up your tire if the spike is still in it. Why beg for a wreck? See the repair man studying the tire to locate the problem. Wonderful! And if you see the spike – out with it!
The pen that is filled and clean requires but little pressure to make its mark.
The Heavenly Baker is faithful to his work. He never removes bread from the hot oven before it is done. Often people celebrate an imagined faithfulness that arranged their early escape from the heat. These form the company of the half-baked. Then they celebrate their early escape from the oven and even imagine that it… Read More ›
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT? Our eyes tell where our hearts are focused. Talking of spiritual, heavenly things while enamored with very earthly, even sinful things, is so wrong! Hear what Paul says in 2Cor. 4:7-18. First, we are reminded of the treasure that believers possess. No need to scavenger in the world’s bins. We… Read More ›