Not My Will But Thine Be Done

Scripture “Teacher, we know that you are an honest man of integrity, and you teach us the truth of God’s ways. We can clearly see that you are not one who speaks only to win peoples favor, because you speak the truth without regard to the consequences. ~Matthew 22:16, Passion Quote Any man who insist…

The Beast

Scripture But the one who hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going because the darkness blinded his eyes. ~1 John 2:11, LSB Quote Hate is strong and mocks the song of peace on Earth, good will to men. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow In…

What Happens In Revival?

Scripture On the day of Pentecost all the believers were meeting together in one place. Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm, and it filled the house where they were sitting. ~Acts 2:1-2, NLT Quote When the Holy Spirit takes over, everyone is aware of His divine presence and…

Profiting From The Sins of Others

Scripture And He made a scourge of cords, and drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen; and He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. ~John 2:15, LSB Quote Woe to those who bring their wares into the house of God to make the…

In The End

Scripture The wicked will see it and be grieved; He will gnash his teeth and melt away; The desire of the wicked shall perish. Psalm 112:10, NKJV Quote But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy peace and prosperity. ~David, Son of Jesse Joseph had dreams of ruling over his brothers. His brothers made fun…

Trouble And Evil

Scripture “Take therefore no thought for the morrow, for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.” ~Matthew 6:34, KJ21 Quote Fix your focus on Jesus–His character, ability and love–rather than on your circumstances. ~Charles Stanley Matthew chapter six came up in two of my…

Temple Guards

Scripture Then they gave the weapons to their guards, who took their positions around the temple and the altar to protect Joash on every side. ~II Kings 11:11, CEV Quote Prayer does not fit us for the greater work, prayer is the greater work. ~Oswald Chambers I have not always prayed for our presidents, not…

The Flood Tide Of Evil

Scripture Save me, God! I am about to drown. I am sinking deep in the mud, and my feet are slipping. I am about to be swept under by a mighty flood. ~Psalms 69:1-2, CEV Quote Sin shrugs at God. Its essence is failing to believe not that He exist but that He matters. ~Timothy Keller Sin or evil does…

Foolishness

Scripture Wise words bring approval, but fools are destroyed by their own words. ~Ecclesiastes 10:12, NLT Quote A fool is made more of a fool, when their mouth is more open than their mind.” ~Anthony Liccione Solomon was blessed with a brilliant mind and he did make many outstanding contributions. I love the Proverbs and I love Ecclesiastes…

Restraint

Scripture Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.  ~Proverbs 29:18, KJV Quote Social harmony and restraint cannot be achieved without the preaching and teaching of God’s word. ~Duane A. Garrett If there is a verse in the bible where serious students need to check other translations, it…