Acts 20:18-21 ESV “You yourselves know how I lived among you the whole time from the first day that I set foot in Asia, serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews; how I did not shrink from declaring to you … Continue reading I Did Not Shrink

"Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater." Just because some people or many people abuse truth, or the gifts of the Spirit, or the Word of God, etc., it doesn't mean we should throw out the whole shebang. Study the Scriptures in their context. Learn the right way of doing something, and then do … Continue reading Don’t Throw the Baby Out

John 10:1-5 ESV “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his … Continue reading His Sheep Hear His Voice

John 8:12 ESV “Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’” Galatians 5:16 ESV “But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.” Jesus Christ is God, … Continue reading Our Teacher and Counselor

A Conversation I Had Today I was having a conversation today with someone on social media about a topic other than this one, but which led into a discussion about the Holy Spirit and if we can hear (not audibly) the Holy Spirit speaking to us in our minds. She was relaying to me how … Continue reading Led by the Spirit

Acts 18:5-6 ESV “When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with the word, testifying to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus. And when they opposed and reviled him, he shook out his garments and said to them, ‘Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent. From now on I … Continue reading Go On Speaking Truth

John 6:35-36 ESV “Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe.’” Jesus is The Word (John 1). He is The Way, The Truth … Continue reading Daily Surrender

Hebrews 1:8-9 ESV “But of the Son he says, “‘Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.’” The Son, the Son of God, … Continue reading Lovers of Righteousness

Psalm 56:1-4 ESV “Be gracious to me, O God, for man tramples on me; all day long an attacker oppresses me; my enemies trample on me all day long, for many attack me proudly. When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I … Continue reading They Injure His Cause

Lamentations 3:1-3 ESV “I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of his wrath; he has driven and brought me into darkness without any light; surely against me he turns his hand again and again the whole day long.” [Read vv. 1-18, for the next section will begin with verse 19] When … Continue reading I Have Seen Affliction