Jesus And Facebook

Scripture A servant girl noticed him in the firelight and began staring at him. Finally she said, “This man was one of Jesus’ followers!” ~Luke 22:56, NLT Quote Everyone is a follower; either of Christ or the world. ~Ya’akov A status symbol of our current age is how many followers one has on Facebook or…

Thinking Before You Speak

Scripture They refused to obey the Spirit of God. So Moses spoke without thinking. ~Psalm 106:33, NIrV Quote Not only are we accountable for what we say; we are accountable for how we say it. ~Ya’akov If you think I have someone in mind, someone who is guilty of speaking before they think–you are right,…

Perspective

Scripture You have wearied Him by saying that all who do evil are good in the LORD ’s sight, and He is pleased with them. You have wearied Him by asking, “Where is the God of justice?” ~Malachi 2:17, NIrV Quote “The same sun which melts wax hardens clay. And the same Gospel which melts…

Walking With A Limp

Scripture The sun rose above Jacob as he passed by Peniel. He was limping because of his hip. ~Genesis 32:31, NIrV Quote Every believer has a spiritual handicap to remind us constantly of our need for His grace. ~Ya’akov Jacob lived by his wits for the first 40 years of his life but as he…

A Perfect Memory

Scripture You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book. ~Psalms 56:8, NLT Quote God’s memory is perfect and without limits. His record book is true and His actions are unfalteringly just. ~Robby Gallaty This sounds like a myth but…

Jesus

Scripture Jesus our priest offered one sacrifice for sins for all time. Then He sat down at the right hand of God. ~Hebrews 10:12, NIrV Quote Whatever your question: Jesus is the ANSWER. ~Ya’akov I don’t profess to know everything but there are some things that I am absolutely sure of: Everything in the bible…

Trials

Scripture So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while. ~I Peter 1:6, NLT Quote Examination of works today is better than forfeiting blessings tomorrow ~Robby Gallaty When I run into the same subject two days in a row in my bible study, I…

Goals

Scripture Ezra had committed himself to study and obey the Law of the LORD. He also wanted to teach the LORD’s rules and laws in Israel. ~Ezra 7:10, NIrV Quote Everyone has their heart set on something! ~Ya’akov I grew up in the 50’s and 60’s. Unless you lived in town, there was no little…

Rewards

SCRIPTURE But each person’s work will be shown for what it is. On judgment day it will be brought to light. It will be put through fire. The fire will test how good everyone’s work is.  If the building doesn’t burn up, God will give the builder a reward for his work. If the building burns up,…

The Immutable Christ

Scripture “You remain the same. Your years will never end.” ~Hebrews 2:12, NIRV Quote Because God is good we are comforted by His immutability. ~Ravi Zacharias Who is the same age as their Father and older than their mother? It is an easy question and like most of my questions, the answer is Jesus. As…