Lives lived in obedience to God will result in prosperity; but, disobedience will lead to adversity. Do you prefer living a good life, free of adversity rather than dealing with difficulties? Since the answer to that should be obvious to everyone, the next question would be – why then do we intentionally pursue things … Continue reading Obedience Vs Disobedience
Our Rear View Mirrors
It is likely that a day does not pass when we do not think, say or do something that we wish we had not indulged in. We are all sinners and fall short of the glory of God. The question then is - what do we do about it? I believe that we have some … Continue reading Our Rear View Mirrors
Save Yourself The Headache…
DO IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME! In 1 Chronicles 11 you can read the story about how David became the King of all Israel. He and his warriors then captured Jerusalem and it became his home. Then in chapter 13 is the story about how David decided to move the Ark of God there. Verse … Continue reading Save Yourself The Headache…
Dissecting The Obvious
(Recommended reading John 3 – quoted scriptures below from NLT) There are verses from the Bible that we have heard and/or read repeatedly. They are verses so meaningful that we can quote them word-for-word. However, I believe that regardless of how often we come across certain verses or how familiar they are, we can and … Continue reading Dissecting The Obvious
Playing With Fire
Recommended Reading: Exodus chapters 1-14 “Anyone who isn’t with me opposes me, and anyone who isn’t working with me is actually working against me.” Matthew 12:30 NLT At the end of Genesis we read about how Jacob dies, then later Joseph also dies. Apparently about 400 years pass before we then read about the fate … Continue reading Playing With Fire
Alone
(Recommended Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:14-21) Being alone at times can be a real blessing. It can be a time where you can be in total silence or a time where regardless of how quiet or noisy it is you are enjoying yourself. But, sometimes being alone can be very difficult - a loneliness settles in … Continue reading Alone
To Right A Wrong
(Recommended Reading: Joshua chapters 6, 7 & 8) All quotes from The Message Translation One of the Bible stories I heard as a child that I always loved, was the story of Joshua and the “battle” he and the Israelites “fought” at the city of Jericho as they moved into Canaan to claim the land … Continue reading To Right A Wrong
It Is Personal
From the beginning of time, people have worshipped things. They worshipped objects of nature (sun, moon, stars, etc.), they worshipped dumb, mute creatures (cattle, snakes, fish, ctc.) Even as they were personal witnesses to unimaginable miracles of God, or were told of first-hand experiences by those that lived through those miracles, they would still turn … Continue reading It Is Personal
The Jonah Spirit
(Recommended Reading - Book of Jonah - Quotes below from NLT) I believe that right now in America, many people are suffering with what I would call “The Jonah Spirit”. So what does that mean exactly? Well, let us start at the beginning. Who exactly was this Jonah of the Bible? He was one of … Continue reading The Jonah Spirit
Crime and Punishment
(aka Pride and Punishment) If I ever read the book Crime and Punishment I do not recall it. So I looked up some information online to find out what it was about. According to Cliffsnotes.com “Raskolnikov, an impoverished student, conceives of himself as being an extraordinary young man and then formulates a theory whereby the … Continue reading Crime and Punishment
