Enjoy Jesus!

Scripture The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus be with you. ~Romans 16:20, NLT Quote Peace is more important than all justice; and peace was not made for the sake of justice, but justice for the sake of peace. ~Martin Luther I reading the…

God Substitutes

Scripture The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. ~Proverbs 9:10, NIV Quote There are four God substitutes: Approval, Pleasure/Comfort, Power and Control. ~Timothy Keller I don’t disagree with Keller that often but he’s almost describing the three basic temptation: Popularity [human approval], Desire for Pleasure and comfort and Desire for power. Actually…

Hope Deferred

Scripture Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but longing fulfilled is a tree of life. ~Proverbs 13:12 NIV Quote Unrelenting disappointment can make the heart sick. ~Eugene L. Peterson I’m a little pressed for time today so I must be brief and sometimes, brevity is not a bad thing. I thought Keller’s book on Psalms…

The Way

Scripture I AM the way. ~John 14:6, AV {any version} Quote The only hope for this nation and for the world is Jesus Christ. ~Franklin Graham There is a small village in Switzerland, a Gatlinburg type town, nestled in the Alps. The name of this scenic hamlet is Kandersteg because it is located on the…

Good For Nothing

Scripture This evil people…shall be like this loincloth, which is good for nothing.  ~Jeremiah 13:10, NRSV Quote Grace does not run in the blood, but sin does. A sinner begets a sinner, but a saint does not beget a saint. {You must be born from above} ~Matthew Henry One thing that all O.T. prophets had…

The Road To Hell

Scripture If you want to find the road to hell, look for her house. ~Proverbs 7:27, LB Quote Sin has inevitable consequences for everyone, no exceptions. ~Ya’akov Solomon personifies WISDOM as a lady, a beautiful woman that we should love and embrace but he also personifies SIN as a seductive female, a bold and daring…

Appeasement

Scripture “What right do my beloved people have to come to My Temple, when they have done so many immoral things? Can their vows and sacrifices prevent their destruction? ~Jeremiah 11:15, NLT Quote “There is no avoiding the fact that we live at the mercy of our ideas. This is never more true than with…

Fundamentals

Scripture ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment…second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ~Matthew 22:37-39, NRSV Quote The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing. ~Stephen R. Covey I’m…

The Fellowship

Scripture I want to know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings. ~Philippians 3:10, NASB Quote God had only One Son on this earth without sin but never one without suffering. ~Augustine The grand children and I are reading through the NT this year. They will get an extra…

Jesus Can

Scripture From the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem I shall banish all sounds of joy and gladness…for the whole land will become a desert. ~Jeremiah 7:34, REB Quote “Christ is not valued at all unless He is valued above all.” ~Augustine Jeremiah had a difficult task; he preached to a people who…