He cannot deny Himself ∙

He cannot deny Himself ∙ If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself. – 2 Timothy 2:13 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24  23 Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ comesContinue reading “He cannot deny Himself ∙”

This hurts me more than . . . ∙

This hurts me more than . . . ∙ For the LORD corrects those he loves, just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights. – Proverbs 3:12 Lamentations 3:31-33  31 For no one is abandoned by the Lord forever.  32 Though he brings grief, he also shows compassion because of the greatnessContinue reading “This hurts me more than . . . ∙”

Solid rock or shifting sand ∙

Solid rock or shifting sand ∙ Everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. – Matthew 7:24 Matthew 7:24-27  24 Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house onContinue reading “Solid rock or shifting sand ∙”

We can only receive what God gives ∙

We can only receive what God gives ∙ God sent a man, John the Baptist, to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony. – John 1:6-7 John 3:22-30  22 Then Jesus and his disciples left Jerusalem and went into the Judean countryside. Jesus spent some time with them there,Continue reading “We can only receive what God gives ∙”

Turning away from the living God ∙

Turning away from the living God ∙ Be careful then, dear brothers and sisters. Make sure that your own hearts are not evil and unbelieving, turning you away from the living God. – Hebrews 3:12 2 Peter 3:17 I am warning you ahead of time, dear friends. Be on guard so that you will notContinue reading “Turning away from the living God ∙”