Chilax

Scripture If we really are living in the same light in which He eternally exists, then we have true fellowship with each other, and the blood which His Son shed for us keeps us clean from all sin. If we refuse to admit that we are sinners, then we live in a world of illusion…

Blessed Are The Poor

Scripture Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ~Matthew 5:3, AV Quote No man is rich who has not learned to be thankful. ~Dietrich Bonhoeffer I think I used Bonhoeffer’s quote a couple of weeks ago but it fits today’s subject like a glove. I want to take Jesus…

Bless You Suffering

Scripture God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God. ~Matthew 5:8, NLT Quote Bless you prison, bless you for being in my life. For there, lying upon the rotting prison straw, I came to realize that the object of life is not prosperity as we are made to believe, but the maturity…

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…

Our Blessed Refuge

Scripture Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me, for my soul takes refuge in You; And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge until destruction passes by. ~Psalm 57:1, LSB Quote The famous last words of a fool, “I aint going to no storm shelter.” ~Cousin Josh {George Rose} Growing up, l…

Anxiety

Scripture Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down. ~Proverbs 12:25, LSB Quote Anxiety will not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but it will empty today of its strength. ~Charles Spurgeon St Jude’s has some heart rendering commercials; in one such commercial, a parent says…“The worse news in the world is not that you have…

Anxious Concerns

Scripture How long will I store up anxious concerns within me, agony in my mind every day? How long will my enemy dominate me? ~Psalm 13:2, CSB Quotes The Bible may convict you with the truth but it will never comfort you with a lie. ~Ya’akov There are a couple of things that all my friends know…

Our Beloved Champion

Scripture When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy. ~Psalm 94:19, NIV Quote God will not get history–yours, mine or the world’s–wrong. ~Timothy Keller It amazes me how some subjects keep reoccurring in a weeks study. ANXIETY has come up more than once this week. Our Wednesday night message did address the…

Peace Like A River

Scripture If only you had paid attention to my commands. Then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea. ~Isaiah 48:18, CSB Quote God’s peace is joy resting; God’s joy is peace dancing. ~F.F. Bruce God’s desire was to bless Israel and make them the most prosperous nation…

Anxiety

Scripture When we arrived in Macedonia, there was no rest for us; outside, trouble was on every hand and within us, our hearts were full of dread and fear. ~II Corinthians 7:5, LNT Quote Worry and anxiety is like rocking in a rocking chair: it gives you something to do but you don’t get any…