Pretense

Scripture King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them {those made of gold} and committed them into the care of the captains of the guards…Whenever the king entered the Lord’s temple, the guards would carry the shields and take them back to the armory. ~ 2 Chronicles 12:10-11 (CSB) Quote Be careful who you pretend…

Whole Hearted Praise

Scripture  Let all that I am praise the LORD; may I never forget the good things he does for me.  ~Psalm 103:2, NLT Quote Until God opens a door, praise Him in the hall way. ~Image Quotes Do you know anyone who gives God too much praise? Have you ever heard anyone exaggerate God’s goodness?…

The Message

Scripture The LORD gave this message to Jonah son of Amittai: “Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh. Announce my judgment against it because I have seen how wicked its people are.” ~Jonah 1:1-2, NLT Quote It exciting to preach when you have a message. ~Gene Henderson I love the book of Jonah and…

Wind And Fire

Scripture He built an altar to the Lord there and offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. He called on the Lord, and He answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.  ~ 1 Chronicles 21:26 (CSB) Quote Oh that in me, the sacred fire might begin to glow. Burn up the…

No Future In Idolatry

Scripture So the Israelites went up to Baal-perazim, and David defeated the Philistines there… The Philistines abandoned their idols there, and David ordered that they be burned in the fire. ~1 Chronicles 14:11-12 (CSB) Quote Break down every idol, cast out every foe—Now wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. ~James L. Nicholson…

Who’s In Charge

Scripture The Lord reigns! Let the peoples tremble. He is enthroned between the cherubim. Let the earth quake. ~ Psalms 99:1 (CSB) Quote I tremble for my country when I think that God is just; that His justice cannot sleep forever. ~Thomas Jefferson I opened my bible for my morning devotion and the first line I read…

A Tragic Life

Scripture Saul died for his unfaithfulness to the Lord because he did not keep the Lord’s word. ~ 1 Chronicles 10:13 (CSB) Quote Don’t waste your life trying to be something you are not or trying to impress other people: do what you love and love what you do. ~Image Quotes Every time I read…

Amazing Grace

Scripture For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift. ~ Ephesians 2:8 (CSB) Quote I know two things: I am a great sinner and Christ is a great Savior. ~John Newton Wade mentions in Sunday nights sermon that the passage in 2 Timothy 4 grabbed…

God Loves Obedience

Scripture On that day they offered great sacrifices and rejoiced because God had given them great joy. The women and children also celebrated, and Jerusalem’s rejoicing was heard far away. ~ Nehemiah 12:43 (CSB) Quote The reason there are so many unhappy, disgruntled Christians is that they are living in perpetual disobedience. ~Ya’akov Moses taught…

Hate: The Temperamental Drug

Scripture They hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s anger subsided. ~Esther 7:10 (CSB) Quote I will let no man cause me to hate another. ~George Washington Carver People get the wrong idea about God; He does hate sin but a part of that hatred is because it is…