“See to it that you do not refuse Him who is speaking. For if those did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape who turn away from Him who warns from heaven.” (Hebrews 12:25 NASB1995) Without going into all the history behind this, this is a … Continue reading Do Not Refuse God
Encouragement
Tell Them The Truth
“Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many be defiled; that there be no immoral or godless person like Esau, who … Continue reading Tell Them The Truth
Run With Endurance
“Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy … Continue reading Run With Endurance
Dear Family, Friends, and Neighbors (Everyone else)
Dear Family, Friends, and Neighbors (Everyone else), There is something that is heavy on my heart which I need to share with all of you, which you are also free to share with anyone else. There are a lot of conversations on the internet, on various sites, which talk about the gospel of our salvation. … Continue reading Dear Family, Friends, and Neighbors (Everyone else)
The Good Shepherd vs The Hired Hands
“I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. He flees because he … Continue reading The Good Shepherd vs The Hired Hands
By Some Other Way
“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 By Some Other Way
From My Distress I Called
5 From my distress I called upon the Lord;The Lord answered me and set me in a large place.6 The Lord is for me; I will not fear;What can man do to me?15 The sound of joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous;The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.19 Open … Continue reading From My Distress I Called
The Lord, My Salvation
8 It is better to take refuge in the LordThan to trust in man.9 It is better to take refuge in the LordThan to trust in princes.14 The Lord is my strength and song,And He has become my salvation.28 You are my God, and I give thanks to You;You are my God, I extol You.29 … Continue reading The Lord, My Salvation