Great Faith

Scripture “Dear woman,” Jesus said to her, “your faith is great. Your request is granted.” And her daughter was instantly healed. ~Matthew 15:28, NLT Quote Only God is great is the superlative sense, others are great only in relationship to Him. ~Mrs. Charles E. Cowman A superlative is the greatest of the great: I guess you might say…

Looking For A City

Scripture Abraham was confidently looking forward to a city with eternal foundations, a city designed and built by God. ~Hebrews 11:10, NLT Quote Faith must be active if it is to be visible: passive faith is an abstraction. ~Mrs. Charles E. Cowman I am a country boy, no doubt about it. One of the city…

Politicization

Scripture “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” ~Luke 20:25, NKJV Quote There are three things you don’t talk about: race, religion and politics. I try never to talk about politics. ~Robert Griffin, III I was 25 before I voted which reveals my lack of…

Misogynistic

Scripture Though I have searched repeatedly, I have not found what I was looking for. Only one out of a thousand men is virtuous, but not one woman! ~Ecclesiastes 7:28, NLT Quote There is one thing better than a telephone and that is tell-a-woman. ~David {LM} Wood In reading F.F. Bruce commentary on Romans, I came…

The Ideal Man

Scripture Such a man will not be overthrown by evil circumstances. God’s constant care of him will make a deep impression on all who see it. ~Psalm 112:6, TLB Quote You don’t have to be great at something to start, but you have to start to be great at something. ~Zig Ziggler In reading and…

A New Covenant

Scripture When God speaks of a “new” covenant, it means he has made the first one obsolete. It is now out of date and will soon disappear. ~Hebrews 8:13, NLT Quote God rarely does the same thing twice. ~Ya’akov Who wrote the book of Hebrews? Whoever it was must have had a deep acquaintance with…

No Doubters

Scripture  Praise the Lord! For all who fear God and trust in him are blessed beyond expression.  ~Psalm 112:1, TLB Quote Men misinterpret God’s goodness as if He were condoning our sin. He is not pleased with our sin and His goodness is to lead us to repentance. ~H.A. Ironside I usually get my blogs…

Tribulation Works

Scripture Our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! ~2 Corinthians 4:16-17 Quote Tribulation {Suffering} is the divinely appointed flail that separates the chaff from the wheat. ~H. A. Ironside Lord willing I will be in Romans 5…

Don’t Assume

Scripture “Don’t assume that I came to bring peace on the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. ~Matthew 10:34, CSB Quote Be careful about jumping to conclusions: you may land on a lie. ~Unknown Source {don’t remember} There are some lesson that we humans have to learn over and over and…

Jesus Was A Listener

Scripture The Lord God has spoken to me, and I have listened; I do not rebel nor turn away. ~Isaiah 50:5, TLB Quote “Only the one who listens well is worth listening to.” ~Timothy Keller Jesus was a perfect listener. His ear was tuned to the Father and thus Jesus spoke truth to us. Even…