Trash Talk

Scripture  What god of any nation has ever been able to save its people from my power? So what makes you think that the Lord can rescue Jerusalem from me?” ~2 Kings 18:35, NLT Quote “Trash talk isn’t just noise—it’s psychological warfare. It’s about getting in your opponent’s head, making them doubt themselves before the…

The Parable of The Slave

Scripture O Lord, I am your servant;     yes, I am your servant, born into your household;     you have freed me from my chains. ~Psalm  116:16, NLT Quote A king stand over us; a mediator stands between us, but an advocate stands with us. ~Dana Ortlund Psalm 116 paints a wonderful portrait of a soul set…

All Come Short

Scripture For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. ~Romans 3:23, NASB Quote Before the holy God all humans fall short, but His grace is greater than our sins. ~Daniel J. Estes I am reading the NIV commentary on Psalms and Daniel Estes writes the second volume. When I read his…

Contumacy

Scripture And Pharaoh said, “Who is the LORD, that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, nor will I let Israel go.” ~Exodus 5:2, NKJV Quote The stiffneck will not bend but it can be broken. ~Matthew Henry Obstinate, obdurate, bull-headed, pig-headed, mulish, headstrong, contrary and contumacy:…

A Wonderful Promise

Scripture The Lord replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” ~Exodus 33:14, NIV Quote “We may not always feel His presence, but His promise is greater than our perception.”— Corrie ten Boom God’s promises are comforting and when I read the one above a few days ago, I could…

A Crooked and Perverse Generation

Scripture “Listen, O heavens, and I will speak! Hear, O earth, the words that I say! Let my teaching fall on you like rain; let my speech settle like dew.” ~Deuteronomy 32:1-2, NLT Quote What is the world coming to? I will tell you in a word…JESUS! ~Adrian Pierce Rogers Moses was a prophet, priest and…

NASA

Scripture Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. ~Psalm 32:1, NIV Quote To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable, because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.” ~C. S. Lewis   NASA is a common acronym for National Aeronautic Space Administration, but it is also a Hebrew word…

Is There Anything Good About Sin?

Scripture Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be notentangled again with the yoke of bondage. ~Galatians 5:1, NKJV Quote Nothing should be made legitimate that has the power to control us. ~Calvin Miller There are four questions, according to Martyn Lloyd-Jones, that we must ask ourselves whenever we…

Disciples With Dirty Feet

Scripture “If I do not wash your feet,” Jesus answered, “you will no longer be my disciple.” ~John 13:8, GNT Quote The greatest sin in the perversion of good is to use Christianity to promote one’s self. ~Warren W. Wiersbe Cell phone games are good for helping me pass the time when waiting to see…

The Nature Of Sin

Scripture Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight. ~Psalm 51:4, NIV Quote I am more flawed than I ever imagined; yet more loved by Christ than I ever dreamed. ~Ya’akov Sin is universal: all have sinned and come exceedingly short of the perfection we see in Christ.…