Under The Sun

Scripture And yet they say to God, ‘Go away. We want no part of you and your ways. Who is the Almighty, and why should we obey him? What good will it do us to pray?’ ~Job 21:14-15, NLT Quote The fleeting pleasures of this life are senseless, useless, and insignificant if we try to…

Ignorance Can Be Bliss

Scripture The greater my wisdom, the greater my grief. To increase knowledge only increases sorrow. ~Ecclesiastes 1:18, NLT Quote Supernatural and spiritual problems require supernatural and spiritual remedies. ~Timothy Keller I don’t want to be plagurist like Rick Warren so I am telling you up front that you can find most of this blog in…

Sneaky Pride

Scripture Does He {God} arraign you for your piety? No: it is because your wickedness is so great, and your depravity passes all bounds. ~Job 22:4-5, REB Quote There are some things that only God can fix. ~Ya’akov Our verses for today come from the speech of Eliphaz to Job. Job was actually a good…

Verdure

Scripture The Lord will guide you continually, giving you water when you are dry and restoring your strength. You will be like a well-watered garden, like an ever-flowing spring. ~Isaiah 58:11, NLT Quote In our communion with God there is continuous renewal for us in the spirit of the mind. ~W. B. Hinson As I…

The Beautifier

Scripture God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power; how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.  ~Acts 10:38, NRSV Quote When Adam and Eve transgressed, God’s order was disturbed and life became a burden rather than a blessing.…

Between Hope And Hopelessness

Scripture Even when there was no reason for hope, Abraham kept hoping—believing that he would become the father of many nations. For God had said to him, “That’s how many descendants you will have!” ~Romans 4:18, NLT Quote Without CHRIST, there is no hope! ~Charles Spurgeon Millions do not agree with Spurgeon but I do,…

Deception

Scripture The coming of the lawless one is apparent in the working of Satan, who uses all power, signs, lying wonders, and every kind of wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.  II Thessalonians 2:9-10 Quote Television is the worse invention known to man.…

A Blessed Nation

Scripture Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance. ~Psalm 33:12, NASB Quote “I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.” ~Thomas Jefferson First of…

Blessedness

Scripture Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. ~Matthew 5:6, NIV Quote Behaviors that violate God’s word and creative design are harmful to ourselves and others. ~Timothy Keller Timothy Keller has a very interesting view of “Blessedness.” He says it is much more than being happy or content.…

Sadducees

Scripture “So He is the God of the living, not the dead, for they are all alive to Him.” ~Luke 20:38, NLT Quote Money has never made man happy, nor will it because there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. ~Benjamin Franklin Jesus was addressing the Sadducees when He spoke the words above……