Rock Bottom

Scripture “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant on the lookout for choice pearls. When he discovered a pearl of great value, he sold everything he owned and bought it! ~Matthew 13:45-46, NLT Quote Sometimes it is good to hit rock bottom because it is here that we realize Jesus is the Rock…

Celebrate Friendship

Not my normal blog. Actually I am doing this from my notebook which is a first for me. June and I had a very good trip down and are enjoying quality fellowship with the Garners, Stephenson and Jennifer V’ family. Say a prayer for us as we officiate the wedding tomorrow at 3:00 and then…

Destined To Reign

Scripture This is a faithful saying: For if we died with Him, We shall also live with Him. If we endure, We shall also reign with Him. If we deny Him, He also will deny us. If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself. ~2 Timothy 2:11-13, NKJV Quote Joseph was destined to a…

The Women Of Jerusalem

Scripture The Lord says: The women of Jerusalem are proud and strut around, winking shamelessly. They wear anklets that jingle and call attention to the way they walk. ~Isaiah 3:16, CEV Quote Pride is a spiritual cancer: it eats up the very possibility of love, contentment or even common sense. ~C.S. Lewis The LORD said, “There is a day coming when I…

MVP!

Scripture “All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out.” ~John 6:37, NKJV Quote There is no saint without a past and no sinner without a future. ~Augustine Once every few months I pack the old SS literature for shipping. There…

The Curse

Scripture So the Lord God banished them from the Garden of Eden, and he sent Adam out to cultivate the ground from which he had been made. ~Genesis 3:23, NLT Quote The consequences of sin are always greater than assumed. ~Ya’akov Adam and Eve got evicted from Eden; they were literally put out. Not only did…

Blessed By God or Cursed By Enemies

Scripture I don’t care if they curse me, as long as You bless me. You will make my enemies fail when they attack, and you will make me glad to be your servant. ~Psalms 109:28, CEV Quote I no doubt deserve my enemies but I do not deserve my friends. ~Walt Whitman If I understand correctly, Psalm 109 was written…

I Can Only Imagine

Scripture Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom. ~Luke 12:32, GNT Quote I will place no value on anything that is unrelated to the Kingdom of God. ~David Livingstone Peggy’s granddaughter Lindsey spent two weeks in Iceland this past month. When Peggy told me about her trip,…

Sanctification

Scripture Work hard to show the results of your salvation, obeying God with deep reverence and fear. For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases Him. ~Philippians 2:12-13, NLT Quote Sin is a parasite. ~F.B. Meyer There is a sense in which salvation is finished, another sense…

Amazing Grace

Scripture But the jar he was making did not turn out as he had hoped, so he crushed it into a lump of clay again and started over. ~Jeremiah 18:4, NLT Quote God hates nothing that He has made and with an equal love, He wills to do His best for each. ~F.B. Meyer We…