Time will tell if you be true,If words you speak are genuine.Time will tell if thoughts you thinkAre pure in heart and disciplined. Time will tell if you professWhat is the truth, and sins confess,Or if you lie and cover upThe lusts of flesh o’er you obsess. Time will tell if plans you makeAre of … Continue reading Time Will Tell
Encouragement
When our Plans Get Cancelled
“Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit’ — yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then … Continue reading When our Plans Get Cancelled
Are You Living in Spiritual Adultery?
“What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, … Continue reading Are You Living in Spiritual Adultery?
Wisdom from Above or Below?
“Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, … Continue reading Wisdom from Above or Below?
Man’s Infatuations
He’s bent on destruction,No thought to his ways,Man’s infatuationsAre causing delays. No mind for the future,Thinks only of self,And that’s because He hasPut God on the shelf. His pride is his necklace,Thinks God does not knowHe’s speaking with malice,Then puts on a show. His heart is so hardenedTo all that’s of God,He’s good at performance,But … Continue reading Man’s Infatuations
Works of God in Progress
“Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. If we put bits … Continue reading Works of God in Progress
Genuine Faith Results in Works
“What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace, be warmed and filled,’ without giving them the things needed … Continue reading Genuine Faith Results in Works
If Anyone Thinks He is Religious
“If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.” (James 1:26-27 ESV) There are a … Continue reading If Anyone Thinks He is Religious
Dead Men, Dry Bones
Dead men, dry bones,Wickedness fully formed.Hearers not, doers nay,So they all go out and play. Lie now, lie then,Truth not tell then to then.Whispers here, whispers there,Never once do say a prayer. “Turn now this way,Turnabout is fair play.”Jekyll-Hyde, double mind,Who is who is hard to find. Trust not. Wisdom.Learn from past. Get the hint.Don’t … Continue reading Dead Men, Dry Bones
Be Doers, Not Hearers Only
“Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. “But be doers … Continue reading Be Doers, Not Hearers Only
Run With It 