Deceitfulness Of Pride

Scripture The human mind is more deceitful than anything else. It is incurably bad. Who can understand it? ~Jeremiah 17:9, NET Quote The devil does not care if you are high on yourself or down on yourself; so long as you are preoccupied with yourself. ~Ya’akov As someone said many years ago, the heart of the problem…

Zimri and Biden

Scripture Zimri broke in, attacked an assassinated Baasha, and made himself king. ~I Kings 16:10 NEB Quote They who live by the sword, die by the sword. ~Jesus Baasha was the fourth king of Israel and followed the idolatrous pattern of Jeroboam. Israel, the Northern Kingdom, never had a good king. Baasha, who had been…

Garbage

Scripture He lifts the poor from the dust and the needy from the garbage dump. ~Psalm 113:7, NLT Quote Sin and its curse have corrupted this world and only Jesus can restore order. ~Ya’akov As I was praying for our country and for REVIVAL, I thought about the four leprous men sitting outside the walls of Samaria.…

A Little Biblical History

Scripture Now Rehoboam son of Solomon ruled in Judah. His mother was an Ammonite woman named Naamah. ~I Kings 14:21, NET Quote The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world. ~William Ross Wallace I love history and especially biblical history. No one seems to know Solomon’s age when he became king. the Bible tells…

No Fib, I’m For Women’s Lib

Scripture A wise woman builds her house, while a foolish woman tears hers down by her own efforts {foolishness}. ~Proverbs 14:1, TLB Quote God created us with a need to be loved unconditionally and Jesus is the only person who can fulfill this need. ~Ray Comfort I use the triangle in all my marriage counseling.…

Amazing Grace It Is!

Scripture So you, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. ~2 Timothy 2:1, NET Quote Amazing grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me. ~John Newton Yoda, the Jedi instructor, was fond of putting the verb last in his sentences. I thought of him when I read…

Religion Verses Christianity

Scripture But Jesus cried out with a loud voice and breathed his last. And the temple curtain was torn in two, from top to bottom.  ~Mark 15:37-38, NET Quote Christianity is not a religion, it is a relationship. ~Anonymous As Jesus was breathing His last at 3:00 in the evening, the Priest at the Temple were…

Weakness

Scripture For to be sure, He was crucified in weakness, yet he lives by God’s power. ~2 Corinthians 13:4 Quote We are saved literally by Christ weakness. ~Ya’akov Although Jesus was God, He did not cling to His deity or His divine rights. He possessed supernatural power and could do things that only God can…

Currents Of Chaos

Scripture The waves of death engulfed me, the currents of chaosoverwhelmed me. ~Psalm 18:4, NET Quote God has a plan and He is in control. ~Charles Stanley Charles Stanley says, “It is natural to feel fearful and anxious when everything appears chaotic. No one likes feeling that things are out of control. We all want a…

True Faith

Scripture Jesus spoke to them at once. “Don’t be afraid,” he said. “Take courage! I am here! ~Mark 6:50, NLT Quote Faith rests on the naked word of God. When we take Him at His word, the heart is at peace. ~George Mueller Life is a series of storms: either you are in one, coming out of one,…