Final Exhortation

Scripture Be alert, stand firm in the faith, be courageous, be strong. Do everything in love. ~1 Corinthians 16:1-2, CSB Quote You’ve got to love your enemies. They are the ones who point out your faults. ~Benjamin Franklin I read the bible for more than one reason but many times when I read, I am searching for…

The Spirit of Christ

Scripture You, however, are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. If anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him. ~Romans 8:9, CSB Quote Obedience is a pleasure with Jesus is your Treasure. ~Image Quotes How would you define…

Always Wear Clean Underwear

Scripture This is what the LORD said to me: “Go and buy yourself a linen undergarment and put it on.” So I bought underwear as the LORD instructed me and put it on. ~Jeremiah 13:1-2, CSB Quote Perfect holiness, the aim of saints on earth, and the reward of saints in heaven. ~Joseph Caryl I grew up…

Perfect Faith

Scripture Jesus answered them, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you tell this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will be done. ~Matthew 21:21, CSB Quote I am an imperfect person loved by a perfect Savior. ~Ya’akov…

Chaff In The Wind

Scripture Therefore, they will be like the morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes, like chaff blown from a threshing floor, or like smoke from a window. ~Hosea 13:3, CSB Quote One act of kindness in Jesus name is worth more than all the money in the world. ~Ya’akov Hosea is prophesying the judgment of Ephraim who had given herself to the worship of idols. When…

Grace On The Increase

Scripture Indeed, everything is for your benefit so that, as grace extends through more and more people, it may cause thanksgiving to increase to the glory of God. 2 Corinthians 4:15, CSB Quote To accept GRACE is to admit our sin, a step we are hesitant to take. We opt rather to impress God and…

Be Strong and Be Courageous

Scripture Be strong, and let your heart be courageous, all of you who put your hope in the LORD. ~Psalm 31:24, CSB Quote Jesus Christ and Jesus alone is the true source of PEACE. There is no peace a part from HIM. ~Ya’akov God’s word is absolutely amazing. I took a step of faith last…

Vanquish Our Iniquities

Scripture He will again have compassion on us; he will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea. ~Micah 7:19, CSB Quote Education informs, the world conforms, prisons reform, sin deforms but only Christ can transform. ~Adrian Rogers I am liking the CSB more and more; the word vanquish in the text tonight is the Hebrew…

Spiritual Hunger

Scripture Jesus answered, “Truly I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate the loaves and were filled. John 6:26, CSB Quote You see a person’s true colors when you are no longer beneficial to them. ~Image Quotes John six begins with a huge crowd and ends…

Keep The End In Mind

Scripture The prophets give false prophecies, and the priests rule with an iron hand. Worse yet, my people like it that way! But what will you do when the end comes? ~Jeremiah 5:31, NLT Quote Always keep the end in mind. ~Stephen Covey Jeremiah was the last great prophet of the time of the kings. He actually witnessed…