“Do not let your heart envy sinners,But live in the fear of the Lord always.Surely there is a future,And your hope will not be cut off.Listen, my son, and be wise,And direct your heart in the way.Do not be with heavy drinkers of wine,Or with gluttonous eaters of meat;For the heavy drinker and the glutton … Continue reading Don’t Envy Sinners
Bible Studies
For the past year the Lord has been having me write chronological studies of books of the New Testament. And I have been keeping those in collections on my computer by books of the Bible. My husband has encouraged me to create a new category and subcategories for those who might want to read these particular studies by book. Each one is from my personal devotions and they may not cover every verse or every chapter, and they might be in reverse order by chapter since that is the order in which they were posted, i.e. the last will appear first. This is a work in progress, so this may take me a while to recategorize and retag each post. I hope and pray this is beneficial to you.
His Heart is Not with You
“When you sit down to dine with a ruler,Consider carefully what is before you,And put a knife to your throatIf you are a man of great appetite.Do not desire his delicacies,For it is deceptive food.” “Do not eat the bread of a selfish man,Or desire his delicacies;For as he thinks within himself, so he is.He … Continue reading His Heart is Not with You
Being Conformed to Christ’s Death
“But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ. More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but … Continue reading Being Conformed to Christ’s Death
Minds Set on Earthly Things
“Brethren, join in following my example, and observe those who walk according to the pattern you have in us. For many walk, of whom I often told you, and now tell you even weeping, that they are enemies of the cross of Christ, whose end is destruction, whose god is their appetite, and whose glory … Continue reading Minds Set on Earthly Things
Full of Light or Darkness?
“The eye is the lamp of your body; when your eye is clear, your whole body also is full of light; but when it is bad, your body also is full of darkness. Then watch out that the light in you is not darkness. If therefore your whole body is full of light, with no … Continue reading Full of Light or Darkness?
Receiving the Holy Spirit
“So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, it will be opened. Now suppose one of you fathers is asked by his … Continue reading Receiving the Holy Spirit
With God or Against Him?
“And He was casting out a demon, and it was mute; when the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke; and the crowds were amazed. But some of them said, ‘He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.’ Others, to test Him, were demanding of Him a sign from heaven. But … Continue reading With God or Against Him?
Run With It 