Looking Back ∙∙ Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God. – Luke 9:62 Philippians 3:7-14 I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done. Yes, everything else is worthless compared to theContinue reading “Looking Back ∙∙”
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Stay Cool ∙∙
Stay Cool ∙∙ Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart. – Psalms 37:4 Psalms 37:1-8 Don’t worry about the wicked or envy those who do wrong. Trust in the LORD and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper. Take delight in theContinue reading “Stay Cool ∙∙”
The Greatest Wonders of Heaven ∙
The Greatest Wonders of Heaven ∙ You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way. But the gateway to life is very narrow, and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it. –Continue reading “The Greatest Wonders of Heaven ∙”
Why Do We Suffer?
Why Do We Suffer? Even though Jesus was God’s Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered. – Hebrews 5:8 Deuteronomy 8:5 Just as a parent disciplines a child, the LORD your God disciplines you for your own good. 1 Peter 2:19-21: For God is pleased with you when you do what you knowContinue reading “Why Do We Suffer?”
What Goes Around . . . ∙
What Goes Around . . . ∙ Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends. – Proverbs 17:9 Galatians 6:7-10 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will fromContinue reading “What Goes Around . . . ∙”
The Pathology of A Hard Heart∙
The Pathology of A Hard Heart ∙ You must warn each other every day, while it is still “today,” so that none of you will be deceived by sin and hardened against God. – Hebrews 3:13 Psalms 95:8-10 The LORD says, “Don’t harden your hearts as Israel did at Meribah, as they did at MassahContinue reading “The Pathology of A Hard Heart∙”
A Diagnosis For What Ails You ∙∙
A Diagnosis For What Ails You ∙∙ Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life. – Proverbs 13:12 John 16:33 “These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world, you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome theContinue reading “A Diagnosis For What Ails You ∙∙”
Spiritual Heartache ∙∙
Spiritual Heartache ∙∙ Then in my heart it becomes like a burning fire shut up in my bones; and I am weary of holding it in, and I cannot endure it. – Jeremiah 20:9 Jeremiah 15:16-20 Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became for me a joy and the delightContinue reading “Spiritual Heartache ∙∙”
How Much Do We Love God?
How Much Do We Love God? We love him because he first loved us. – 1 John 4:19 1 John 4:16-19: We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them. AndContinue reading “How Much Do We Love God?”
Where is My Land? ∙
Where is My Land? ∙ James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings. – James 1:1 Genesis 12:1-6 The LORD had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you.Continue reading “Where is My Land? ∙”
