1 Corinthians 15:1-2 ESV Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. The gospel Paul preached What was the gospel that … Continue reading Which You Received
All for His Glory
Romans 3:20 ESV For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin. Not one of us can be saved from our sins by keeping a set of rules, especially if some of those are man-made rules, for not one of us … Continue reading All for His Glory
Life Unending
An Original Work / April 12, 2019 Have you given thought to your life – To why you were even born? Have you thought about your purpose? Or, is your purpose now forlorn? Do you know your life has meaning – That you are not here by mistake? Do you know your life has purpose? … Continue reading Life Unending
Bought with a Price
Luke 9:23 ESV And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” Following Jesus Christ means dying to our old selfish natures, and to what we want out of this life. And, it means dying to sin daily, by his … Continue reading Bought with a Price
Say “Yes” to Jesus
1 Peter 2 ESV (Select verses) So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good. If we have participated in (shared … Continue reading Say “Yes” to Jesus
Questions and Answers
This is so well written, and so true. So many people saying they don't understand or that they didn't know what God's Word teaches. But, many do know, but they just don't want to do what they know is true, and so they claim ignorance, hoping they can escape responsibility for doing what they know … Continue reading Questions and Answers
Cause for Rejoicing
Romans 5:6-8 ESV For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for … Continue reading Cause for Rejoicing
Seek the Lord
The Lord is leading me to reblog this today. It goes along well with the theme of my last post, “Traveling.”
This passage from Isaiah 55 is an urgent call to come to or to return to the Lord and to be restored to a right relationship with God. The people, evidently, were complacent and settled in their worldliness and wickedness, like some of us may be today. So, God asks us why we waste our money and energies on what will never satisfy us. He counsels us to come to him, and to receive his living water welling up in us unto eternal life, i.e. the Spirit of God, or else to receive spiritual refreshment and renewal.
The call is urgent, because we never know if we have tomorrow. We must turn from our sins, and turn to God via faith in Jesus Christ. God’s word will be fulfilled. He will pardon our sins when we turn from our wickedness, and we experience his grace and mercy. Then he will…
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Traveling
We just spent a week in Ohio visiting with family. We got a call a week ago that Rick's dad was in the hospital and that he had been unresponsive for 2 days, I think. So, we immediately packed our suitcases and drove from Nashville, TN, where we live, to OH to be with his … Continue reading Traveling
In the Storms
Romans 5:1-2 ESV Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. There are a lot of people in this … Continue reading In the Storms
Run With It 