1 Samuel 16:7 ESV “But the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart’.” The truth behind these words goes … Continue reading We Just Have to Trust Him
Year: 2021
Ask in Faith, No Doubting!
Lacking in Wisdom? James 1:5-8 ESV “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed … Continue reading Ask in Faith, No Doubting!
Your Face in a Mirror
James 1:22-24 ESV “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets … Continue reading Your Face in a Mirror
He Sustains us to The End
To the Church of God 1 Corinthians 1:2-3 ESV “To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours: “Grace to you and peace … Continue reading He Sustains us to The End
He is Our Hiding Place
The Double-Minded Psalms 119:113 ESV “I hate the double-minded, but I love your law.” The Double-minded are those who are trying to go left and to go right at the same time. They are trying to be righteous while at the same time they are living in deliberate, habitual, and premeditated sin against God. They … Continue reading He is Our Hiding Place
Not of the Will of the Flesh
John 1:9-13 ESV “The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. But to all who did receive him, … Continue reading Not of the Will of the Flesh
Have You Lost Your Saltiness?
Salt of the Earth Matthew 5:13 ESV “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet.” Salt is used both as a preservative and as seasoning for … Continue reading Have You Lost Your Saltiness?
He’s Faithful to Who He Is
Our God is Faithful Psalms 119:89-91 “Forever, O Lord, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens. Your faithfulness endures to all generations; you have established the earth, and it stands fast. By your appointment they stand this day, for all things are your servants.” Our God is absolutely sovereign over all that he has … Continue reading He’s Faithful to Who He Is
Lovers of Pleasure or of God?
Times of Difficulty 2 Timothy 3:1-5 ESV “But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers … Continue reading Lovers of Pleasure or of God?
For His Name’s Sake
If we study the Scriptures, particularly the New Testament, in context, one verse at a time, chapter by chapter, and book by book, we will soon discover that the picture some of us have had painted to us of Jesus Christ and of his gospel, and of the life of a believer in Jesus, is … Continue reading For His Name’s Sake
Run With It 