Satisfied With Jesus

ScriptureM But whoever drinks some of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again, but the water that I will give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up to eternal life.”  ~John 4:14, NET Quote Only Jesus can meet our deepest needs which are spiritual in nature. ~Charles F.…

River Of Life

Scripture The Lord spoke to Moses, “Gather the people and I will give them water.” ~Numbers 21:16, NET Quote There is nothing that pleases the LORD so much as praise! ~Charles Cowman It truly amazes me how much others see in scripture that I have never seen until I read their commentary. I read the entire book…

Sorrow Can Be A Friend

Scripture Although He was a son, He learned obedience through the things He suffered. ~Hebrews 5:8, NET Quote Only those who have sorrows can walk in true fellowship with the MAN of sorrows. ~Robert Collier One of the most difficult things about Job’s suffering is that he did not have a clue why all these bad things had happened to him. Jesus suffered…

A Story

Scripture Mordecai was a great man among the Jews and popular with all his countrymen, for he sought the good of his people and promoted their welfare. ~Esther 10:3, REB Quote Every decision and every action produces some kind of reaction or consequence. ~Ya’akov Anyone can write a story: you need a hero, or “heroine,”…

Encouragers

Scripture May the Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my imprisonment. ~2 Timothy 1:16, NET Quote Encourage one another and build up each other. ~Paul of Tarsus Not much is said about Onesiphorus in the Bible but this is often the case with…

The Long Black Train

Scripture The way of life winds upward for the wise, that he may turn away from hell below. ~Proverbs 15:24, NKJV Quote Those who give themselves to sin give the steering wheel to the devil. ~Ray Comfort {Think on These Things, p.156} They have an old WWI steam locomotive at Dollywood that pulls a long train. As…

Adequate Dependence

Scripture Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as if it were coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God, who made us adequate. ~2 Corinthians 3:5-6, NET Quote Did you have circumstances early in life that made you feel less than enough? ~Charles Stanley, Jesus Our Perfect Hope, p.145 You…

Crushed

Scripture I was so crushed beyond any power to endure that I was in dire despair of life itself. ~2 Corinthians 1:8, Williams Quote These crushing trails that afflict us help us to be loving, kind, understanding and sympathetic with others who are suffering also. ~A. B. Simpson By using the first first part of…

Imitate The Snail

Scripture Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters! Let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger. ~James 1:19, NET Quote There is a fierce storm of destruction in each of us; waiting for an impulsive moment. ~Ray Comfort David said in Psalm 119, My zeal consumes me, for my enemies forget…

Samson And Delilah

Scripture So she pestered him with these words day after day, pressing him hard and wearying him to death. ~Judges 16:16, REB Quote A nagging woman is like a slow drip in a leaky roof: constant and annoying. ~Ya’akov No matter how many times I read the story of Samson and Delilah; I am fascinated…