Psalm 73:1-3 ESV Truly God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled, my steps had nearly slipped. For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. The flesh can be very alluring. Sin can be extremely … Continue reading A Fake Separation
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Opposite of Christ
Proverbs 14:22 ESV “Do they not go astray who devise evil? Those who devise good meet steadfast love and faithfulness.” 1 John 2:18 ESV “Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour.” “Anti” … Continue reading Opposite of Christ
Against Great Odds!
1 John 4:1-3 ESV Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, and … Continue reading Against Great Odds!
Who’s Your Honey?
John 3:16 ESV “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” God so loved the people of this world that he gave himself (God the Son) to die on a cross for our sins so that we could be … Continue reading Who’s Your Honey?
What Causes Fights?
James 4:1-3 ESV 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 … Continue reading What Causes Fights?
A Clever Performance
1 Peter 2:1-3 ESV So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation — if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good. The Lord is having me to focus … Continue reading A Clever Performance
Jesus Followers?
2 Timothy 3:1-5 NASB But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, … Continue reading Jesus Followers?
Lip Service
Friday, March 24, 2017, 1:20 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “When in The Stillness.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 29:13-24 (NASB). With Their Words (vv. 13-14) Then the Lord said, “Because this people draw near with their words And honor Me with their lip service, … Continue reading Lip Service
Alas, Sinful Nation
Tuesday, March 14, 2017, 7:47 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Give Ear to Jesus.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 1:1-20 (Select vv. NASB). They Have Revolted (vv. 2-4) Listen, O heavens, and hear, O earth; For the Lord speaks, “Sons I have reared and brought … Continue reading Alas, Sinful Nation
Mere Accolades
Sunday, February 26, 2017, 2:02 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Seek the Lord.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 1 John 1 (NASB). We Proclaim Him (vv. 1-4) What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have … Continue reading Mere Accolades
Run With It 