Today Is The Day

Scripture Indeed, the“right time” is now. Today is the day of salvation. ~2 Corinthians 6:2, NLT Quote Tomorrow is a walled city with locked gates: we cannot enter or see over the walls. ~Calvin Miller Jesus said in the sermon on the mount, “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.…

Two Great Truths

Scripture  I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. And the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me. ~Galatians 2:20, LSB Quote God will fulfill…

The Prince Of Darkness

Scripture In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. ~2 Corinthians 4:4, LSB Quote It is not possible for the human soul to be satisfied with things.…

Polytheism

Scripture So, what about eating meat that has been offered to idols? Well, we all know that an idol is not really a god and that there is only one God. ~1 Corinthians 8:4, NLT Quote It is the glory of vain men never to yield to the truth. ~Augustine Roman and Greek mythology was big…

Who Needs A Doctor?

Scripture “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do.  I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners and need to repent.” ~Luke 6:31-32, NLT Quote Apart from linguistic difficulty, the greatest barrier I have met is the almost total absence form the minds of my…

Intimacy With The Father

Scripture But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you. ~Matthew 6:6, LSB Quote The closet {private prayer place} is the only place where you are…

The CHOSEN

Scripture A woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one could heal her. She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped. ~Luke 8:43-44, NIV Quote There are three stages in the work of Christ: Impossible, difficult and done. ~Hudson Taylor…

In The Pit

Scripture I waited patiently for the Lord to help me, and He turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground. ~Psalm 40:1-2, NLT Quote Prayer is our longing for HIM; our incurable God sickness. ~Karl Barth…

Pray Without Ceasing

Scripture Rejoice always; pray without ceasing. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-17, NKJV Quote “God instituted prayer to communicate to creatures the dignity of causality.” ~Blaise Pascal I’ve been thinking a lot about prayer lately and it has dawned upon me that when a person’s name comes to my mind, I should pray for them that very moment.…

Checks And Balances

Scripture Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man!” ~2 Samuel 12:7, NLT Quote Absolute power, corrupts absolutely. ~John Edward {Lord} Acton The Jewish understanding of the Old Testament is very different from that of a gentile like myself. They see and understand things in the scripture that I would miss without their helpful…