Word-Of-The-Day: ‘By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth.’ (Psalm 33:6); ‘The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.’ (Psalm 19:1); ‘Everyone was amazed and gave praise to God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have… Continue Reading Hold On To ‘The Wonder of It All’
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘(1) Jesus said to his disciples: “Things that cause people to stumble are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come. (2) It would be better for them to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around their neck than to cause one of these little ones to stumble. (3)… Continue Reading Forgiveness, With Accountability
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘(21) Do not pay attention to every word people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you— (22) for you know in your heart that many times you yourself have cursed others.’ (Ecclesiastes 7:21-22); ‘(24) And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.… Continue Reading Freedom Of Speech For The Believer Has Righteous Limits
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘(38) “Teacher,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we told him to stop, because he was not one of us.” (39) “Do not stop him,” Jesus said. “For no one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me, (40)… Continue Reading Don’t Stop The Gospel From Being Presented
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘Woe to those who go to great depths to hide their plans from the Lord, who do their work in darkness and think, “Who sees us? Who will know?”’ (Isaiah 29:15) The context is from a series of ‘woes’ God provides through Isaiah, and Isaiah 29 focuses on ‘David’s City’, which is Jerusalem or… Continue Reading Hiding In The Dark Is Unrighteous Intent
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.’ (Proverbs 19:21) Many have good intentions, to the point where they believe they can supersede authority. Sometimes this may need to occur when man’s laws are found to be unjust. A person should always obey up to the point… Continue Reading We Can Amend The Constitution, But We Can Never Amend The Bible
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘(6) But when <the Israelite elders> said, “Give us a king to lead us,” this displeased Samuel; so he prayed to the Lord. (7) And the Lord told him: “Listen to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king.”…… Continue Reading When We Get What We Want, Outside Of God’s Will, We Get What We Deserve
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in humans.’ (Psalm 118:8); ‘Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.’ (Psalm 20:7) OK, I will attempt to refrain from anything political in today’s blog, so…er, well, awhile back I came… Continue Reading Trust In God, Not In Man (Or Elections)
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘(11) Jesus continued (providing parables): “There was a man who had two sons. (12) The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them. (13) “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant… Continue Reading The Prodigal Son: Consumption Without Production
