God, who said, āLet light shine out of darkness, made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of Godās glory displayed in the face of Christ.Ā (2 Corinthians 4:6) When I was younger, … Continue reading → [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.Ā (Proverbs 16:18) Here is a great question to get this day started: Do you think you have a problem with the sin of pride at any level of your life? … Continue reading → [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
āI, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake,Ā and remembers your sins no more.āĀ (Isaiah 43:25) If you were to meditate on and marinate in that verse from the prophet Isaiah for a even just … Continue reading → [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
If serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods our ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But … Continue... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit to sustain me.Ā (Psalm 51:12) These words came from the inspired pen of King David in what is often called āThe Psalm of Repentance.ā David had … Continue reading → [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to doāthis I keep on doing. Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who … Continue reading → [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen,Ā slow to speak and slow to become angry.Ā (James 1:19) On Monday we began a three-part series of articles about three keys to kingdom living. Iāve … Continue... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen,Ā slow to speak and slow to become angry.Ā (James 1:19) On Monday we began a three-part series of articles about three keys to kingdom living. As … Continue... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen,Ā slow to speak and slow to become angry.Ā (James 1:19) These words from James remind us of the critical importance of self-control in the life of … Continue... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Then Peter spoke up, āWe have left everything to follow you.ā (Mark 10:28) Jesus had been speaking to the Rich Young Man and teaching him about the Kingdom of God. Peter, who was never at a loss for words, spoke … Continue reading → [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]