Created For Intimacy

Scripture All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely. ~I Corinthians 13:12, NLT Quote We were created for intimacy–for such a close relationship that we can bear our soul and still feel loved, worthy and protected. ~Charles Stanley Some men…

Revelation

Scripture Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures. ~Luke 24:45, NLT Quote Without divine revelation, there is no human understanding. ~Ya’akov How many times did Jesus tell His disciples that it was necessary for Him to go to Jerusalem, and that He would suffer many terrible things at the hands of the elders,…

Orphans

Scripture “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.” ~John 14:18, NASB Quote Orphan…a child deprived by death of one or usually both parents. ~Merriam-Webster Sometimes it takes years for sin to run its course. James said, Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth…

Yahweh Loves Justice

Scripture “The word of Yahweh is straightforward, all he does springs from his constancy. He loves uprightness and justice.”  Psalm 33:4-5, NJB Quote Biblically speaking, there is no such thing as social justice. Justice in the Bible is never preceded with an adjective. ~Voddie Baucham, Jr. There is an old black spiritual that includes the…

Why The World Hates

Scripture “There is no numbering those who oppose me without cause, no counting those who hate me unprovoked.” ~Psalm 38:19, New Jerusalem Bible Quote The better the man, the more the world will hate him. ~Ya’akov Since President Trump has now officially completed his term: we can say he was the best president in recent…

BUT

Scripture These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world. Quote Blood stains the steps that lead to thrones. ~Emerson BUT is a conjunction, a linking word that can be used many ways but in John 16:33, BUT links…

Blessed Sorrow

Scripture Sorrow is better than laughter, for sadness has a refining influence on us. ~Ecclesiastes 7:3, NLT Quote Blessed is the darkness, for it reveals the stars. ~H.C. Trumbull Jesus said, “Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” All the beatitudes are a paradox: blessed are the poor, gentle, sorrowful, hungry, etc.…

Tension

Scripture Give thanks to the LORD with the lyre; Sing praises to Him with a harp of ten strings. ~Psalm 33:2, NASB Quote Not my will but Thy will be done is the melody our Heavenly Father desires to hear. ~Charles Cowman Picture your soul as the harp. When a seasoned musician leans over the harp, he or she…

A Voice In The Wilderness

Scripture “I am a voice shouting in the wilderness, ‘Clear the way for the LORD’s coming!” ~John 1:23, NLT Quote Jesus is coming and He will set things right: it will not be social justice; it will be divine justice. ~Ya’akov Totalitarianism is a form of government that attempts to assert total control over the lives of its citizens. It is characterized by…

The Big Four + One More

Scripture “And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” ~John 8:32, NLT Quote “I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.” ~ Thomas Jefferson {letter to James Madison, January 30, 1787} The first amendment to the constitution embodies four basic rights: [1] Freedom of speech, [2] Freedom of the Press, [3]…