The greatest victory over your life was won in a place called “place of the skull.” The greatest victory you will win as that war continues will happen in your skull, as you allow Jesus to overcome sin in your life by winning a battle for righteousness in your mind. He intends to accomplish it. Invite Him to do so. […]
I pray that He may grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man, and that the Messiah may dwell in your hearts through faith. I pray that you, being rooted and firmly established in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the […]
If I turn my radio on and it is too loud, I have a volume control knob, and I can turn it down so low that it makes no sound at all. The station is still broadcasting. My radio is still on, and receiving the signal. I can hear nothing because I have closed the door to the sound, though. […]
We are not called to optimism. Some of the ideas in Norman Vincent Peale’s 1960 best-selling book “The Power of Positive Thinking” could help me perhaps have a better life, but would probably be insufficient strength to move me from being called to fulfilling my calling. That is because just having a positive attitude does not make me strong enough […]
We are much more inclined to be upset by the results of our sin than we are to be astonished by our sin. My 40 years of incessant alcohol consumption do not bother me as much as my terminal liver disorder. My loneliness bothers me more than my years of being mean. My stomach ailments need repair much more than […]
Stereotypically speaking, Looking back is done in sorrow or angerLooking around is done in fearLooking forward is done with humility and hopeLooking up is done in faith You cannot change the past. Most people who bring it up the most often are trying to control people by controlling their narrative of it. You can create the future. Do it with […]
Believing something can be as simple and powerless as deciding which toothpaste cleans teeth better. Even if I believe in a brand’s ability, if it is too expensive, I may not use it. I believe it is best, but I would not be putting any faith with my belief if I did not use it. Believing God can heal is […]
Then He told them, “These are My words that I spoke to you while I was still with you—that everything written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures. (Luke 24:44-45 Holman Christian Standard Bible ®©) Is there some Scripture that you don’t understand? […]
Tesla experimented with the idea of transferring power without wires. His less difficult work was to show Thomas Edison how much safer and more powerful and less costly alternating current was than direct current. At least it was less difficult for him to do the engineering work of that project. Convincing Edison to change his empire was very difficult. We […]
Some of the wealthiest people have become wealthy by being beggars. Their work is taking “widows’ mites” and promising that their supporters will get money for giving money. Frequently the same people who purchase lottery tickets send money to these hawkers, hoping to win big with God. To untwist some of their quotes of Jesus and Paul, I suggest that […]