Jeremiah 23 ESV This passage of Scripture begins with a charge against the shepherds (pastors) of the sheep of the Lord’s pasture (the believers in Jesus), and against the prophets (preachers of the word of God). And this should include husbands and fathers who claim to be Christians, too, who are responsible for their families’ … Continue reading If They had Stood in God’s Council
For Not All Have Faith
Delivered from the Wicked 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5 ESV “Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored, as happened among you, and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men. For not all have faith. But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and … Continue reading For Not All Have Faith
The Seductions of an Adulteress
Proverbs 6:6, 9 ESV “Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise… How long will you lie there, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep?” This lesson, this instruction in wisdom, is not for the person who makes no profession of faith in Jesus Christ. It is for the … Continue reading The Seductions of an Adulteress
Make Straight the Way of Jesus
Prepare the Way of the Lord Isaiah 40:3-5 ESV “A voice cries: ‘In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places … Continue reading Make Straight the Way of Jesus
I Have Heard it Said
I have heard it said that you don’t have to get your life right to come to God. While it is true that we do nothing in our flesh to earn or to deserve our own salvation, and that we can’t be saved of our own merit, or of our own good works, which are … Continue reading I Have Heard it Said
He Will Keep You from All Evil
Psalms 121:1-2 ESV “I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.” If we are genuine followers of Jesus Christ, by God’s grace, through God-given faith in Jesus Christ, thus we have died with Christ to sin, and we … Continue reading He Will Keep You from All Evil
Walk in Holiness to Please God
How You Ought to Walk 1 Thessalonians 4:1 ESV “Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more.” What is our walk? It is how … Continue reading Walk in Holiness to Please God
He’ll Deliver from the Snare
Psalms 91:1-6 ESV “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, ‘My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.’” “For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. He … Continue reading He’ll Deliver from the Snare
The Way of The Righteous
Blessed is the Person Psalms 1:1-2 ESV “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.” What this … Continue reading The Way of The Righteous
Minds Set on the Things of God
To Be Like Jesus Mark 8:31-32 ESV “And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again. And he said this plainly.” Jesus Christ is the Son of … Continue reading Minds Set on the Things of God
Run With It 