The Wicked Man

Scripture Sin speaks to the wicked in their hearts. They have no fear of God. They think too much of themselves so they don’t see their sin and hate it. Psalm 36:12, NCV Quote God’s word and kingdom will not be overthrown by means of the wicked and their rabble. ~Martin Luther I am not the only sequential…

Psalm 34

Scripture Yahweh is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. ~Psalm 34:18, LSB Quote God never despises the cries {Prayers} of His saints. ~Martin Luther I go to bed at night thinking about my Psalm for the following day. I do love Psalm 34. There are a lot of great…

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…

Samson

Scripture Then the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him. He went down to the town of Ashkelon. ~Judges 14:19, NLT Quote The strong need humility and the weak need strength. ~Source Unknown Samson’s entire life was a spiral downward: he kept going down and it led to captivity, blindness, humiliation and death. He…

The Process

Scripture No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God’s seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God. ~1John 3:9, ESV Quote The teachings of the scriptures and the experience of the greatest saints denies the doctrine of sinless perfection. ~Martyn Lloyd Jones…

Loving God’s Word

Scripture  For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man.  ~Romans 7:22, NKJV Quote The devil loves sin. It is his nature to take pleasure in sin and in tempting others to sin. ~Martyn Lloyd Jones How simple is the quote above? I don’t think any true believer will take issue…

Can God Weep?

Scripture “Daughters of Jerusalem, don’t weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. For the days are coming when they will say, ‘Fortunate indeed are the women who are childless, the wombs that have not borne a child and the breasts that have never nursed.’ ~Luke 23:28-29, NLT Quote The true believer will…

Progress

Scripture “No one is righteous—not even one. No one is truly wise; no one is seeking God. All have turned away; all have become useless. No one does good, not a single one.” ~Romans 3:10-12, NLT Quote The Progressive mode of thought consist in assuming that the great permanent miseries in human life must be curable if only we can find…

The Crux Of The Matter

Scripture  For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified. ~1Corinthians 2:2, LSB Quote The person who gives himself entirely to Christ will never think that he has done too much for Him. ~Henry Scougal What is the crux of the matter? The crux is the essential point in the…

Poor And Needy

Scripture But I am afflicted and needy; Hasten to me, O God! You are my help and my protector; O Yahweh, do not delay. ~Psalm 70:5, LSB Quote The only way to find peace in this world of sin is to wash Jesus’ feet with the tears of our repentance and do it daily. ~Eitan Shishkoff The young…