No Future In Idolatry

Scripture So the Israelites went up to Baal-perazim, and David defeated the Philistines there… The Philistines abandoned their idols there, and David ordered that they be burned in the fire. ~1 Chronicles 14:11-12 (CSB) Quote Break down every idol, cast out every foe—Now wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. ~James L. Nicholson…

Who’s In Charge

Scripture The Lord reigns! Let the peoples tremble. He is enthroned between the cherubim. Let the earth quake. ~ Psalms 99:1 (CSB) Quote I tremble for my country when I think that God is just; that His justice cannot sleep forever. ~Thomas Jefferson I opened my bible for my morning devotion and the first line I read…

A Tragic Life

Scripture Saul died for his unfaithfulness to the Lord because he did not keep the Lord’s word. ~ 1 Chronicles 10:13 (CSB) Quote Don’t waste your life trying to be something you are not or trying to impress other people: do what you love and love what you do. ~Image Quotes Every time I read…

Amazing Grace

Scripture For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift. ~ Ephesians 2:8 (CSB) Quote I know two things: I am a great sinner and Christ is a great Savior. ~John Newton Wade mentions in Sunday nights sermon that the passage in 2 Timothy 4 grabbed…

God Loves Obedience

Scripture On that day they offered great sacrifices and rejoiced because God had given them great joy. The women and children also celebrated, and Jerusalem’s rejoicing was heard far away. ~ Nehemiah 12:43 (CSB) Quote The reason there are so many unhappy, disgruntled Christians is that they are living in perpetual disobedience. ~Ya’akov Moses taught…

Hate: The Temperamental Drug

Scripture They hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s anger subsided. ~Esther 7:10 (CSB) Quote I will let no man cause me to hate another. ~George Washington Carver People get the wrong idea about God; He does hate sin but a part of that hatred is because it is…

Ezra The Scribe

Scripture After all that has happened to us because of our evil deeds and terrible guilt ​— ​though You, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve and have allowed us to survive — should we break Your commands again. ~ Ezra 9:13 (CSB) Quote When life’s burden grow so heavy that you…

Repentance And Revival

Scripture Can a corrupt throne be Your ally, a throne that makes evil laws? They band together against the life of the righteous and condemn the innocent to death. ~ Psalms 94:20-21 (CSB) Quote Abortion and racism are twin evils, born of the same lie. Where racism now hides its face in public, abortion is accomplishing the…

Building A Wall

Scripture So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing important work and cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and go down to you? ” ~Nehemiah 6:3, CSB Quote My persevering, the snail made it on to the Ark. ~C.H. Spurgeon Nehemiah was attempting a great work, an enormous…

Propaganda

Scripture They took the money and did as they were instructed, and this story has been spread among Jewish people to this day. ~Matthew 28:15, CSB Quote Propaganda works best when those being manipulated are confident that they are acting on their own free will. ~Joseph Goebbels I’ve been duped just like everyone else; I…