A Haughty Spirit Proverbs 27:1-2 ESV “Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.” We read in Proverbs 16:18: “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.” If we … Continue reading Wounds of a Friend or Kisses of an Enemy?
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Better Is
An Original Work / October 5, 2018 Based in part off Proverbs 27 Better is Love’s chastisement From a friend, Than to have your sins coddled To no end. Wisdom is seeing danger – Flees from sin, Trusting in your Redeemer, Pure within. Jesus is your salvation – Freed from sin – Giving you life … Continue reading Better Is
Ears Stopped Up
Sunday, September 3, 2017, 4:13 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Oh, To Be Like Thee, Blessed Redeemer.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 48 (Select vv. NASB). Not in Truth (vv. 1, 4, & 8) “Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are named Israel And … Continue reading Ears Stopped Up
Keep the Faith
Monday, August 28, 2017, 4:11 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Jesus, I Am Resting, Resting.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 2 Timothy 4:1-18 (NIV). Preach the Word (vv. 1-5) In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, … Continue reading Keep the Faith
Dead or Alive?
Thursday, June 22, 2017, 8:33 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Wake Up!” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Revelation 3:1-6 (ESV). “And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: ‘The words of him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. “‘I … Continue reading Dead or Alive?
Share His Holiness
Thursday, February 16, 2017, 6:11 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “In Faithfulness He Leads Me.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Hebrews 12:4-17 (NASB). For Discipline (vv. 4-11) You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin; and you have … Continue reading Share His Holiness