Grace

Scripture Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath aid, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee. ~Hebrews 13:5, ASV Quote God does not grant the necessary grace before the trial. ~Charles E. Cowman God does not build the bridge until we…

Credibility

Scripture A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy brings healing. ~Proverbs 13:17, NIV Quote It is the nature of the human heart to deceive and hide the truth to serve it’s own interest. ~Timothy Keller Modern technology has changed the way we do messaging. For example, in King David’s era, messages were…

Confession–Good For The Soul

Scripture Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. ~James 5:16, NIV Quote An honest confession is good for the soul but hard on your reputation. ~Thomas Dewar The LORD knows, I love to preach and the older I get, the more I seem to love…

Rest In The LORD

Scripture Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass. ~Psalm 37:7, NKJV Quote Above all else, what each of us needs in the battle of life is a heart that has come to…

Women And Truth

Scripture And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” ~John 8:32, NIV Quote “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Is the Hand That Rules the World.” ~William Wallace I’ve read the bible through several times but never the apocrypha. I have read a lot of it but not all of it. I began…

Valley Of Decision

Scripture Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. ~Joel 3:14, NIV Quote “It’s better to be boldly decisive and risk being wrong than to agonize at length and be right too late.” ~M.M. Kennedy Every day we make decisions – what to wear, what to eat and what…

Knowing

Scripture I am not ashamed of it, for I know the One in whom I trust, and I am sure that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until the day of his return. ~2 Timothy 1:12, NLT Quote Our spiritual life is a matter not of experience, but of faith.…

The Devil’s MO

Scripture There is no room in love for fear. Well-formed love banishes fear. Since fear is crippling, a fearful life—fear of death, fear of judgment—is one not yet fully formed in love. ~I John 4:18, MSG Quote The devil loves a fearful Christian. ~Billy Graham I find it very interesting that John deals with the…

Consurrence

Scripture We can make our plans,    but the Lord determines our steps. ~Proverbs 16:9, NLT Quote God has conspired to overcome evil with good in human history via the process; not suddenly or instantaneously. ~Dallas Willard In this modern age of reason people think that either God is in absolute control of history or that man is free…

Jail House Religion

Scripture “I praise and glorify and honor the King of heaven. All His acts are just and true, and He is able to humble the proud.” ~Daniel 4:37, NLT Quote Two men look out of the same prison bars but one sees mud and the other sees stars. ~Frederick Langbridge The quote is out of…