The Making Of A Tyrant

Scripture God-Enthroned through everlasting ages, the God of unchanging faithfulness—He will put them in their place, all those who refuse to love and revere Him! ~Psalm 55:19, TPT Quote There are only two kinds of leaders in this world: those who fear God and those who don’t. ~Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn The Gulag Archipelago is a detailed description of…

Peace

  Scripture They offer superficial treatment for my people’s mortal wound. They give assurances of peace when there is no peace. ~Jeremiah 6:14, 8:11, NLT Quote Peace is a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. It is a cessation of hostilities toward our infinite Creator. Ya’akov Billy Graham was a man of God who traveled the world. I…

Sufficient Grace

Scripture Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” ~2 Corinthians 12:8-9, NLT Quote “The creature’s illusion of sufficiency must, for the creature’s sake, be shattered, and this is accomplished by suffering. ~C.S. Lewis I graduated high…

Bearing One Another’s Burdens

Scripture  Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ. If you think you are too important to help someone, you are only fooling yourself. You are not that important. ~Galatians 6:1-2, NLT Quote I can repeat the golden rule until I am black in the face, but I cannot really…

Make The World Go Away

Scripture Keep on giving your thanks to God, for He is good. ~Psalm 118:1, Passion Quote Jesus loves you and there is nothing you can do about it. ~Junior Hill Just as the Patriarch Joseph made a commitment to love his sorry brothers, so God in eternity past made a decision to love us. It…

Worry And Hurry

Scripture “My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details! There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it!” ~Luke 10:41-42, NLT Quote Three things take time, lots of time: it takes time to be holy, it takes time to mature and it takes time to listen. ~Ya’akov The…

Jehovah Tseh’-dek

Scripture “For the time is coming,” says the Lord, “when I will raise up a righteous descendant from King David’s line. He will be a King who rules with wisdom. He will do what is just and right throughout the land. And this will be his name: ‘The Lord Is Our Righteousness.’” ~Jeremiah 23:5-6, NLT Quote There is one decisive…

Growing Old Is Not For Sissys

Scripture Moses was one hundred and twenty years old when he died. His eyes were not dim nor his natural vigor diminished. ~Deuteronomy 34:7, NKJV Quote Age is an issue of mind over matter: if you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter. ~Mark Twain There are a few exceptions to the rule but generally speaking, as…

The Wicked Man

Scripture Sin speaks to the wicked in their hearts. They have no fear of God. They think too much of themselves so they don’t see their sin and hate it. Psalm 36:12, NCV Quote God’s word and kingdom will not be overthrown by means of the wicked and their rabble. ~Martin Luther I am not the only sequential…

His Word Never Fails

Scripture Deep in your hearts you know that every promise of the Lord your God has come true. Not a single one has failed! ~Joshua 23:14, NLT Quote The Bible is the cradle wherein Christ is laid.” ~Martin Luther The Israelites were given a land, one that we refer to as the ‘Promised’ land but…