The Precious Word Of God

Scripture I rejoice at Your word as one who finds great treasure. ~Psalm 119:162, NKJV Quote To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the BIBLE. ~Queen Elizabeth, II I don’t do that many human interest stories because I spend most of…

Dead Hopes

Scripture But we had been hoping that He was to be the liberator of Israel. ~Luke 24:21, REB Quote When the LORD closes one door, He often opens another that leads to something much greater. ~Lloyd C. Douglas It was God who created us with the capacity to dream and dream we do. There is…

Hope Deferred

Scripture Hope deferred makes the heart sick; a wish come true is a tree of life. ~Proverbs 13:12, REB Quote There is a huge difference between loneliness and solitude. Solitude is a choice we make; loneliness is the feeling of being left out or forgotten. ~Charles L. Allen I looked up some synonyms for ‘deferred’…

Hope For The Helpless

Scripture We exult in our present suffering, because we know that suffering is a source of endurance, and endurance of approval and approval leads to hope. ~Romans 5:3-4, REB Quote It is history that teaches us to HOPE. ~Robert E. Lee Our subject is HOPE but notice the things that come before hope: The REB…

Avoiding Jesus

Scripture For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin. As it is written: There is no one righteous, not even one. ~Romans 3:9-10, NIV Quote The only way to avoid Jesus, is to avoid sin. ~Flannery O’Connor I’m a huge fan of Luke and…

Our Beloved Champion

Scripture When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy. ~Psalm 94:19, NIV Quote God will not get history–yours, mine or the world’s–wrong. ~Timothy Keller It amazes me how some subjects keep reoccurring in a weeks study. ANXIETY has come up more than once this week. Our Wednesday night message did address the…

Senseless Ones

Scripture They say, “The Lord does not see; the God of Jacob takes no notice.” ~Psalm 94:7, NIV Quote The wheel of God’s justice turns slow but it grinds exceedingly fine. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Man is the only creature created in God’s image and the only one who lives in rebellion against his Creator. It…

No Insecurities

Scripture The LORD knows that the thoughts of everyone are but a puff of wind. ~Psalm 94:11, REB Quote It’s impossible for a man to despair when he remembers that his Savior is omnipotent. ~Jeremy Taylor The infamous agnostic Robert Ingersoll challenged the bible and Christians. He would hold rally’s where he would challenge the…

Corrupt Justice

Scripture Will corrupt justice win you as an ally, contriving mischief under the cover of law? They conspire to take the life of the righteous, to condemn the innocent to death. ~Psalm 94:20-21, REB Quote I’ve noticed that everyone who is in favor of abortion has already been born. ~Ronald Wilson Reagan Antonin Scalia was…

Pride

Scripture The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who make your home on the heights, you who say to yourself, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’ ~Obadiah 1:3, NIV Quote Pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes. ~John Ruskin I learn something practically everyday. Yesterday I was reading Charles…