Overcoming!

Scripture He who overcomes, I will grant to him to sit down with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. Quote The whole of the Christian life is one of conflict; we are in an atmosphere and in a world where there is a great…

Assurance

Scripture  Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. ~I Thessalonians 5:16-18 Quote I know I am delivered because of what Christ did for me. I see that apart from Him I am lost, undone, and doomed. ~Martyn Lloyd Jones Rarely does…

Hail Favored One!

Scripture And he {Gabriel} came to her and said, “Hail, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” ~Luke 1:28, RSV Quote When you hear, “Hail favored one, the LORD is with you,” you are about to be asked to do something so impossible that it can only be accomplished through God’s enabling power. ~Calvin…

The Beast

Scripture But the one who hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going because the darkness blinded his eyes. ~1 John 2:11, LSB Quote Hate is strong and mocks the song of peace on Earth, good will to men. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow In…

Frankenstein Redux

Scripture Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother, and cleave to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.  ~Genesis 2:24, LSB Quote God’s creation cannot be transcended. Any attempt to do so will produce dire consequences. ~Christopher Rufo I read very little fiction and I have never read Mary Shelley’s famous…

The Wretched Self

Scripture  If you think you are standing strong, be careful not to fall. ~ 1 Corinthians 10:12, NLT Quote You do not know yourself thoroughly. There are more things in your inward man than you are aware of presently. ~John Charles Ryle When Kevin gave me Ryle’s book on Holiness, I began reading it a…

A Great High Priest

Scripture  So then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe. This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. Quote Sympathy may be the sweetest…

The Society Of The Redeemed

Scripture  Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. ~Colossians 3:13, NLT Quote Christianity is about repentance and forgiveness. ~David R. Shepherd Inspiration is wonderful but it is like the wind, it comes and goes as it pleases. When there is…

He Restores My Soul

SCRIPTURE He restores my soul. ~Psalm 23:3, NKJV QUOTE “My soul is restless until it finds rest in Thee, O God.” ~Augustine The word psychiatry is a compound word. It comes from two Greek words–psyche, which means ‘soul’ and  iatreia which means treatment, healing or restoration. David uses both words in Psalm 23:3 when he says, “The LORD restores…

How We Know God

Scripture God has given us His Spirit as proof that we live in Him and He in us. ~1 John 4:13, NLT Quote I do not understand how a person can be a true believer unto whom sin is not the greatest burden. ~John Owens John said God has given us proof or evidence that…