Guilt and Innocence

Scripture Then he said to them the third time, “Why, what evil has He done? I have found no reason for death in Him. I will therefore chastise Him and let Him go.” ~Luke 23:22, NKJV Quote How changed our lives would be if we could fly through the day of wings of surrender. ~Hannah…

Role Models

Scripture Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. ~Matthew 5:16, NASB Quote “I am not a role model. I am not paid to be a role model. I am paid to wreak havoc on the basketball court.…

Discipline

Scripture I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified. ~1 Corinthians 1:27, NKJV Quote Good athletes are disciplined. Jerry Rice, a wide receiver for the 49ers back in the old days, didn’t just run out on the fields each Sunday evening and…

Blooming Fruit

Scripture In the days to come Jacob will take root, Israel will blossom and sprout, and they will fill the whole world with fruit. ~Isaiah 27:6, NASB Quote Things are ruled, not just in Washington, Moscow and Peking, but things are ruled–even things on earth–entirely from above, from heaven above. ~Karl Barth I read a…

Fragrance Or Odor

Scripture Our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God. But this fragrance is perceived differently by those who are being saved and by those who are perishing. ~2 Corinthians 2:15, NLT Quote Water clearly reflects the sky and the trees only so long as the surface is undisturbed. ~Barry Keurulaine To me there…

The Mystery of Evil

Scripture “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns.” ~Revelation 19:6, NASB Quote God’s transforming power brings light out of darkness, joy out of sorrow, gain out of loss, and life out of death. ~Elisebeth Elliot {Lamp unto My Feet, p.116 If God is truly omnipotent, there can be no evil beyond His control.…

Chilax

Scripture If we really are living in the same light in which He eternally exists, then we have true fellowship with each other, and the blood which His Son shed for us keeps us clean from all sin. If we refuse to admit that we are sinners, then we live in a world of illusion…

The Devil

Scripture Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. ~1Peter 5:8, NIV Quote The devil is working 24/7 causing pain and heartache in more ways than ever before. ~Dave Dravecky This world is full of temptation. Due to the modern media platforms,…

The Marks Of A True Saint

Scripture Giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light. ~Colossians 1:12, NASB Quote When we want to be something other than what God intends us to be, we must be wanting what, in fact, will not make us happy. ~C.S. Lewis {Problem of Pain,…

Fear God and Nothing Else

Scripture The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid? ~Psalm 27:1, NIV Quote To love God is to destroy all other fear. To love the world is to be afraid of everything. ~Elisebeth Elliot I don’t watch news. This…