“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
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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
In This Crazy World
In this crazy world of ours,With emotions flying high,With fear mongers at their worstBlowing everything sky high, Can we trust in what they say?Do their words even make sense?Is it logical to sayThat a few is an event? An agenda, do they have?Is it clear to you right now?That the purpose of it all –To … Continue reading In This Crazy World
Lies and Betrayals
Lies and betrayals,And many a tale,And multitudes sacrificedWhile their chiefs hailed. Ribbons and marches,And buildings and arches,And letters of magnitude,And those of gratitude. Crowds of confusionAnd lots of illusionsLeaves many in darknessRegardless of smartness. The enemy knows how to fool,Armored with many a tool,Knows where our triggers lie,Knows that for what we’ll die. For he … Continue reading Lies and Betrayals
When You Sit Down to Eat with a Ruler
“When you sit down to eat with a ruler,observe carefully what is before you,and put a knife to your throatif you are given to appetite.Do not desire his delicacies,for they are deceptive food.”(Proverbs 23:1-3 ESV) I live in the USA. I was born here in December of 1949. I am 74 years old, so I … Continue reading When You Sit Down to Eat with a Ruler
In the Midst of Liars
“My soul is in the midst of lions;I lie down amid fiery beasts—the children of man, whose teeth are spears and arrows,whose tongues are sharp swords.Be exalted, O God, above the heavens!Let your glory be over all the earth!They set a net for my steps;my soul was bowed down.They dug a pit in my way,but … Continue reading In the Midst of Liars
In Whom Do You Place Your Trust?
“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 shall not be afraid.What can flesh do to me? “All … Continue reading In Whom Do You Place Your Trust?
The Whole Counsel of God
“And now, behold, I know that none of you among whom I have gone about proclaiming the kingdom will see my face again. Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all, for I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God. “Pay careful … Continue reading The Whole Counsel of God
