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

John 1:1-5 ESV “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of … Continue reading To All Who Receive Him

For those who have been reading my blog for a while, you are probably aware of the book the Lord had me write 3 years ago, "I Married My Dad." Well, things have not improved in our marriage in those three years, so the Lord led me today to write an addendum to the book … Continue reading Addendum to “I Married My Dad”

The setting of this, as translated to our day and time: Many people who profess the name of Jesus Christ are living in open idolatry and spiritual adultery against their Lord God. God, in his great love and mercy, has been confronting his rebellious people with their sins of idolatry and spiritual adultery, warning of … Continue reading Saved from Captivity

2 Peter 3:13-14 ESV “But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. “Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace.” There is a day coming when the Lord will judge … Continue reading Don’t Let Them Persuade You

Summary Acts 14:1-18 Paul and Barnabas, and perhaps John, too, were being faced with much opposition and persecution because of their faith in Jesus Christ and for their testimonies for Jesus and for his gospel of salvation. But they did not let this stop them from proclaiming boldly the word of the Lord. At one … Continue reading Both Praise and Persecution