James 5:1-6 ESV “Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the … Continue reading He Hears Our Cries
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The Spreading of Lies
The lies of those who sin are spread As they plot evil on their beds For they are not clear in the head For sin controls their minds instead No wheel of fortune up ahead For to their sins they are not dead For on the lies of others fed And they do not God’s … Continue reading The Spreading of Lies
The Rebellious Church of Today
But They Have Rebelled Isaiah 1:2-3 ESV “Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for the Lord has spoken: ‘Children have I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against me. The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master's crib, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand.’” Now, … Continue reading The Rebellious Church of Today
A People Laden with Iniquity
Isaiah 1:2-3 ESV “Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for the Lord has spoken: ‘Children have I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against me. The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master's crib, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand’.” Under the Old Covenant, God’s … Continue reading A People Laden with Iniquity
But I Say, Walk by the Spirit
Galatians 5:16-17 ESV “But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you … Continue reading But I Say, Walk by the Spirit
Hot Indignation Seizes Me
Psalms 119:49-50 “Remember your word to your servant, in which you have made me hope. This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life." What is the word of God, to us who are followers of Jesus Christ, in which we have put our hope? He promised to save us from … Continue reading Hot Indignation Seizes Me
We Have an Adversary
1 Peter 1:13-19 ESV “Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as he who called you is holy, you … Continue reading We Have an Adversary
Only Fools Rush In
There is an old secular song which seems to keep popping up here and there whenever I am on the internet lately which says this: Can't Help Falling in Love By George David Weiss / Hugo E. Peretti / Luigi Creatore Wise men sayOnly fools rush inBut I can't help falling in love with youShall … Continue reading Only Fools Rush In
He’s to be Feared Above all gods
Psalms 96:1-3 ESV “Oh sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth! Sing to the Lord, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples!” Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, was … Continue reading He’s to be Feared Above all gods
You are What You Practice
1 John 3:1-3 ESV “See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has … Continue reading You are What You Practice
Run With It 