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Scripture  By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was going. ~Hebrews 11:8, LSB Quote What good is knowing the destination if you don’t know the way. ~Augustine [City of God} The key…

Why?

Scripture Why do You make me see wickedness and cause me to look on trouble? ~Habakkuk 1:3, LSB Quote Holy Spirit truth divine, shine upon this soul of mine. Word of God and inward light, revive my spirit, clear my sight. ~Martyn Lloyd Jones I was reading in Habakkuk the other day and verse three…

Calling Down The Fire

Scripture And when His disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, just as Elijah did?” ~Luke 9:54, NKJV Quote We can love that which should not be loved and hate that which should not be hated. Both loves…

What God Has Joined

Scripture Is anyone thirsty? Come and drink—even if you have no money! Come, take your choice of wine or milk—it’s all free! ~Isaiah 55:1, NLT Quote Never separate what God has joined. Daniel Juster Paul said in his second epistle to Timothy, All Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in…

The God Who Does Not Change

Scripture Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow. ~James 1:17, LSB Quote God never changes: He doesn’t need to change, He is perfect. ~Ya’akov Everything is the universe is in a state of change except…

The Main Thing

Scripture Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and he will give you everything you need. ~Luke 12:31, NLT Quote The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing. ~Ike Reighard When you boil it all down, life consist in what you love most. There is something in your life that…

The Old Sinful Self

Scripture Since we have been united with him in his death, we will also be raised to life as he was. We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin. ~Romans 6:5-6, NLT Quote The teachings of…

The Essence Of Life

Scripture “When he finally came to his senses, he said to himself, ‘At home even the hired servants have food enough to spare, and here I am dying of hunger! I will go home to my father and say, “Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you, and I am no longer worthy of being called…

Thank God For Romans Seven

Scripture For we know that the Law is spiritual, but I am fleshly, having been sold into bondage under sin. ~Romans 7:14, LSB Quote No one can achieve righteousness: we must embrace it as a gift from God. ~Craig Keener The ancient Rabbis taught that people were born with an evil impulse {yetzer hara} but…

The Trinity In Philosophy

Scripture Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. ~Genesis 1:3-4, LSB Quote God’s creation was made solely because of His goodness, not by reason of any necessity, nor of any need to use the thing…