The Perfect Example

Scripture Let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. ~Hebrews 12:1-2, NLT Quote “For every look you take at yourself, take ten looks at Jesus.” ~Robert Murray McCheyne When Jesus began talking to His disciples…

Sublime Heights

Scripture Therefore, dear brothers and sisters, you have no obligation to do what your sinful nature {flesh} urges you to do.  Quote “If you are rightly devoted to Jesus Christ, you have reached the sublime heights where no one notices you, all they notice is Christ in you.” ~Oswald Chambers The first thing I must…

Letting Go

Scripture So Pharaoh’s heart was hard and he would not let the Israelites go, just as the Lord had said through Moses. ~Exodus 9:35, NIV Quote “Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the Lord.” ~Jeremiah the Prophet The redemption of Israel from Egyptian bondage is a fascinating…

Woe To Those Who Go To Egypt For Help

Scripture Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and…They do not look to the Holy One of Israel and they do not seek the LORD. ~Isaiah 31:1, CSB Quote Man says, “show me and I’ll trust you,” God says, “trust Me and I will show you.” ~Image Quotes In scripture, Egypt is a type of the ‘world.’ In a crisis,…

Focus

Scripture Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.  ~Philippians 4:8, NLT Quote Learn to focus or life will become a blur. ~Anonymous Thirty years ago, when video games first appeared, there was a very addictive…

The Flesh: Powerful or Weak?

Scripture On the way, Jesus told them, “Tonight all of you will desert me. For the Scriptures say, ‘God will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ ~Matthew 26:31, NLT Quote Humble yourself or God will do it for you! ~Image Quotes The flesh is strong when it comes to…

Our Default Setting

Scripture When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. ~Galatians 5:19-21, NLT Quote Our sinful nature fights to control us even after we become…

One More Night With The Frogs

Scripture Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron. He said to them, “Pray to the LORD to take the frogs away from me and my people. Then I’ll let your people go to offer sacrifices to the Lord.” ~Exodus 8:8, NIrV Quote A true Christian desires to be free of sin, not to sin freely. ~Image…

Thinking Before You Speak

Scripture They refused to obey the Spirit of God. So Moses spoke without thinking. ~Psalm 106:33, NIrV Quote Not only are we accountable for what we say; we are accountable for how we say it. ~Ya’akov If you think I have someone in mind, someone who is guilty of speaking before they think–you are right,…

Temptation

Scripture We have a high priest who can feel it when we are weak and hurting. We have a high priest who has been tempted in every way, just as we are. But He did not sin. ~Hebrews 4:15, NIrV Quote “No man knows how bad he is until he has tried very hard to…