War, politics, lies, betrayal, the murdering of innocents, our young men and women in uniform dying on a battle field via men of power; takeovers of nations, riots and lawlessness, sin abounding, the church asleep or complacent for the most part; the gospel diluted, and do we even notice? Through all that is going on … Continue reading For Our Nation
Faith Apart from Works is Dead
James 2:14-17 ESV “What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace, be warmed and filled,’ without giving them … Continue reading Faith Apart from Works is Dead
Your High Places for Sin
Jeremiah 17:1-4 ESV “The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron; with a point of diamond it is engraved on the tablet of their heart, and on the horns of their altars, while their children remember their altars and their Asherim, beside every green tree and on the high hills, on the … Continue reading Your High Places for Sin
Love the Light and Hate the Darkness
John 3:19-21 ESV “And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. But whoever does what … Continue reading Love the Light and Hate the Darkness
Never be Wise in Your own Sight
Romans 12:14-21 ESV “Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight. Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought … Continue reading Never be Wise in Your own Sight
Serve Him Without Fear
Luke 1:68-75 “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old, that we should be saved from our enemies … Continue reading Serve Him Without Fear
Don’t Put Christ to the Test
1 Corinthians 10:1-5 ESV “For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, and all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. … Continue reading Don’t Put Christ to the Test
Your Partnership in the Gospel
Philippians 1:3-6 ESV “I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you … Continue reading Your Partnership in the Gospel
As is Proper Among Saints
Ephesians 5:1-2 ESV “Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” When we believe in Jesus to be Lord and Savior of our lives, we put off our old self, which belongs to our … Continue reading As is Proper Among Saints
The Cravings of the Flesh
Isaiah 55:1 ESV “Come, everyone who thirsts…” What do You Thirst for? What does it mean to thirst, in this context? It means “desire, longing, hunger, craving, yearning, appetite, wanting, aching, and pining.” This word “thirst” can be referring to the lusts of the flesh or the desires of the Spirit. It is whatever we … Continue reading The Cravings of the Flesh
God is Not Dead!
An Original Work / November 30, 2021 God is not dead! He is alive! Only in Him will we survive. Morning or noon, late in the day, All on His alter to Him we lay. Loving our Father, who is in heav’n, Jesus, our Lord, our lives are giv’n. Forsaking sin, walk in his love, … Continue reading God is Not Dead!
Run With It 