So many people are longing for Heaven.So few people are longing for Heaven’s King. Teach me, Lord, the meaning of Your statutes,and I will always keep them.Help me understand Your instruction,and I will obey itand follow it with all my heart.Help me stay on the path of Your commands,for I take pleasure in it.Turn my heart to Your decreesand not […]
The heavens declare the glory of God,and the sky proclaims the work of His hands.Day after day they pour out speech;night after night they communicate knowledge.There is no speech; there are no words;their voice is not heard.Their message has gone out to all the earth,and their words to the ends of the inhabited world.In the heavens He has pitched a […]
One of the main reasons you exist is because Yahweh’s Spirit wants to be one with your spirit. The more you want that with Him, the more awesome your life will be. “Everything is permissible for me,” but not everything is helpful. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be brought under the control of anything. “Foods for […]
According to Paul, the New Testament is not a newer story after the Old Testament story. It is just a clarification of and realization of the Point. For he vigorously refuted the Jews in public, demonstrating through the Scriptures that Jesus is the Messiah.(Acts 18:28 HCSB ©®) But as for you, continue in what you have learned and firmly believed, […]
Long ago God spoke to the fathers by the prophets at different times and in different ways. In these last days, He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things and through whom He made the universe. He is the radiance of His glory, the exact expression of His nature, and He sustains […]
I must admit that I never sense the presence of the Holy Spirit in any tangible or proximate way. Still, I never stop acknowledging His presence. That ongoing interaction, whether with any sense of its reality or not, causes me to be more sensitive to His voice. I was struck recently by something like this in human terms – I […]
While He was still speaking, people came from the synagogue leader’s house and said, “Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher any more?” But when Jesus overheard what was said, He told the synagogue leader, “Don’t be afraid. Only believe.” He did not let anyone accompany Him except Peter, James, and John, James’ brother.(Mark 5:35-37 HCSB ©®) He went […]
Fighting can be a real waste of time on days. On other days, a fight is what brings forth something very valuable that is not within reach before the fight. Don’t waste energy or time on a fight that isn’t hiding a prize. Don’t hold back in a fight that is worth the effort. I have fought the good fight, […]
The end of Luke’s narrative about the apostles of Jesus includes this information regarding Paul’s acts:Then he stayed two whole years in his own rented house. And he welcomed all who visited him, proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with full boldness and without hindrance.(Acts 28:30-31 HCSB ©®) His “gospel” included the […]
Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.(Romans 12:2 HCSB ©®) I am convinced that the best advice we can offer each other is not in the sharing of properly memorized answers, but in reminding one another […]