Remember Your Leaders “Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to … Continue reading Jesus Suffered Outside the Gate
Encouragement
Don’t Let the Raindrops
Don’t let the raindropsSpoil your day.Don’t let the clamoringGet in the way.Don’t let opinionsAnd thoughts of the millionsImpact how you’re feeling.Trust God, bow and pray. Don’t let your feelingsRule what you do.Don’t let misgivingsAffect your life, too.Don’t let the stagesOf life with its phasesLead you through the ages.Let God’s Word lead you. Don’t trust in … Continue reading Don’t Let the Raindrops
Remember Those Who are Mistreated
“Let brotherly love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body. Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage … Continue reading Remember Those Who are Mistreated
REMEMBERING
On September 11, 2012, 11 years after the attacks on the Twin Towers in New York (USA), the Lord Jesus gave me this song to write in memory, not only of that tragedy, but of other tragedies, as well, such as the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and Hurricane Katrina in New … Continue reading REMEMBERING
If We Reject Him Who Warns from Heaven
“See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven. At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, ‘Yet once more I … Continue reading If We Reject Him Who Warns from Heaven
They Have Sold Their Inheritance
“Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no ‘root of bitterness’ springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled; that no one is sexually immoral or unholy like … Continue reading They Have Sold Their Inheritance
In Your Struggle Against Sin
The Struggle “Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? “’My son, do not regard lightly … Continue reading In Your Struggle Against Sin
Are You Enduring the Cross?
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set … Continue reading Are You Enduring the Cross?
Joyful in Hope
"Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer." Romans 12:12 NIV Hope – we can hope for things which may not happen. For example, we can hope for the salvation of loved ones, that they will turn from their sins and that they will follow Jesus in obedience to his commands. But not … Continue reading Joyful in Hope