Hebrews 10:26-31 NIV “If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God. Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony … Continue reading Wedding Vows to Jesus Christ
Year: 2021
Peacekeeping and Pacifying or Persecution
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 Peacekeeping and Pacifying or Persecution
Loving God and Others
Romans 12:9 ESV “Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.” This kind of love is to prefer what God prefers. It is to choose his choices. It is to prefer to live through Christ, embracing God’s will and obeying what he commands in his power and strength. It … Continue reading Loving God and Others
Contend for the True Faith
Jude 1:3-4 ESV “Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, … Continue reading Contend for the True Faith
As a Living Sacrifice
Romans 12:1 ESV “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.” Living Sacrifices When we trust in Jesus Christ to be Lord and Savior of our lives, we die with Christ to sin that … Continue reading As a Living Sacrifice
His Plans for Us
Jeremiah 29:4 ESV “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the exiles whom I have sent into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.” The people of God had been living in open rebellion against the Lord, living in idolatry and in immorality. The Lord sent Jeremiah, the prophet of God, to … Continue reading His Plans for Us
Because We Love Him
Psalms 16:4 ESV “The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply; their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out or take their names on my lips.” Another god A god is a deity, a spirit, and/or an idol. He, she, or it is someone or something that is worshipped. And … Continue reading Because We Love Him
Do Not Consent!
Proverbs 1:7, 10-19 ESV “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.” “My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent. If they say, ‘Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without reason; like Sheol let us swallow them alive, … Continue reading Do Not Consent!
The ONE Who We Belong To
Psalms 42:1-2 ESV “As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?” Do you know that this is what our relationship with God should be like? We should thirst for our Lord … Continue reading The ONE Who We Belong To
I Shall Not Be Greatly Shaken
Psalms 62:1-2 ESV “For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.” Amen! There are so many different people and ideas and theologies and religions and philosophies and theories out there in the world and … Continue reading I Shall Not Be Greatly Shaken
Run With It 