“O Lord, I call upon You; hasten to me!Give ear to my voice when I call to You!May my prayer be counted as incense before You;The lifting up of my hands as the evening offering.Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth;Keep watch over the door of my lips.Do not incline my heart to any … Continue reading Join Not With Those Who Practice Wickedness
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Spiritual Forces of Wickedness
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces … Continue reading Spiritual Forces of Wickedness
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
Be Like Him, In Kind
We live in a world of liars, deceivers,Mischievous in thought, and underachievers. Their world is a play where they now play the lead,Their purpose in all is to others deceive. They’re wrapped up in self, for the self they do please,They live for the thrill and what puts them at ease. E’en if they profess … Continue reading Be Like Him, In Kind
Beware Thieves and Robbers
“’Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up some other way, he is a thief and a robber. But he who enters by the door is a shepherd of the sheep. To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear … Continue reading Beware Thieves and Robbers
A Miscarriage of Justice?
Trials, testings, and some blessings,What’s in store has many guessing,Not quite sure what be expecting,If be real, or window dressing. Men in chorus speak their message,Chances are result in wreckage,Some of them do have much leverage,and of justice a miscarriage. Time is ticking, some be stickingTo their stories, others kicking.For some folks, the stories clicking,Others … Continue reading A Miscarriage of Justice?
Let No One Deceive You
“Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. Little children, … Continue reading Let No One Deceive You
Imperfect People and a Perfect God
Some of you have probably seen these memes on social media where they list the weaknesses and sins of some of the people in the Bible. They will tell you that Jacob was a cheater, Peter had a temper, David had an affair, Noah got drunk, Jonah ran from God, Paul was a murderer, Gideon … Continue reading Imperfect People and a Perfect God
Run With It 