Living In The Eye

Scripture “Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful. ~John 14:27, NASB Quote There is immense power in stillness. All things come to those who know how to trust and…

Wipe Out

Scripture I hear the tumult of the raging seas as Your waves and surging tides sweep over me. ~Psalm 42:7, NLT Quote On occasions, you will encounter circumstance that will trouble you to the very core of your soul. ~Chriswell Freeman I am sure that David was not a surfer but he did know how it…

Patient Endurance

Scripture For examples of patience in suffering, look at the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord…For instance, you know about Job, a man of great endurance.  ~James 5:10-11, NLT Quote Patience is the companion of wisdom. ~Augustine I don’t like to plagiarize and yet it is hard for me not to edit…

I Want A Divorce

Scripture Who can say, “I have cleansed my heart; I am pure and free from sin”? ~Proverbs 20:9, NLT Quote A hungry dog had rather part with a T-bone steak than an unregenerate man part with his sin. ~Ray dis Comfort Solomon said,  Not a single person on earth is always good and never sins [Ecclesiastes…

Navigating In The Fog

Scripture Carefully determine what pleases the Lord. ~Ephesians 5:10, NLT Quote The fallen world and our limited vision can blur our destination and make our daily walk difficult. ~Charles F. Stanley I was driving home from West Morgan last Thursday night when I hit fog. I had to slow down immediately because my vision was…

The Second Temptation

Scripture Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world’s eyes or powerful or wealthy when God called you. ~1 Corinthians 1:26, NLT Quote Father help me seek You in the common and ordinary and not to yearn for the sensational. ~Charles Cowman In the second temptation, the devil tempts…

This Old House

Scripture For we know that when this earthly tent we live in is taken down, we will have a house in heaven, an eternal body made for us by God himself and not by human hands. ~2 Corinthians 5:1, NLT Quote We are all wayfarers, but the believer knows it and accepts it: he is…

The Subtle Influence Of The World

Scripture If you want to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God. ~James 4:4, NLT Quote One reason the CHURCH has so little influence on the world is that the world has so much influence on the CHURCH. ~Charles Spurgeon Psalm 115:16 states, The heavens belong to the Lord, but…

Walking Backwards

Scripture Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you. ~Proverbs 4:25, NLT Quote We were all created with eyes to face the direction in which we walk. ~Jonathan Cahn I cease to be amazed by the depth of scripture. I don’t know how many times I have read the Proverbs but when…

Fascination With The Future

Scripture Or let them tell us what the future holds, so we can know what’s going to happen. ~Isaiah 41:22, NLT Quote We don’t know what the future holds but we know who holds the future. ~Source Unknown Today scripture out of Isaiah is his comments about idols and their impotence. He is chiding the Israelites…