Pride

Scripture Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. ~Proverbs 16:18, NIV Quote It was pride that turned an angel into a devil. ~Augustine I am a note writer: my office is filled with notes. Tuesday, I was looking through some notes trying to find some quotes I had used in BREAKFAST AND…

God Is Love

Scripture We love, because He first loved us. 1 John 4:19, NASB Quote We were made, not primarily, to love God, but to be the objects of His divine love. ~C.S. Lewis, [Problem of Pain, p.48] We talk a lot about love but in truth human love is flawed; it is both vain and selfish.…

The Glory Of Our Christian Hope

Scripture To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. ~Colossians 1:27, NLT Quote Christianity is a religion of hope; a faith that always looks forward. To the believer, the best is yet to be. ~J.I. Packer…

Rats In The Cellar

Scripture “The heart is more deceitful than anything. It is incurable—who can know it? ~Jeremiah 17:9, ISV Quote I can to some extend control my actions: I have no control over my temperament. ~C.S. Lewis As we grow and mature in the faith, we become upset not only by the things we do, but our deepest…

Beauty And The Beast

Scripture And we all, with unveiled faces reflecting the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another, which is from the Lord, who is the Spirit. ~2 Corinthians 3:18, NET Quote Jesus will {desires} and interest were that of His Father: we are a bundle…

Joy

Scripture I have told you these things so that My joy may be in you, and your joy may be complete. ~John 15:11, NET Quote “The surest mark of a Christian is not faith, or even love, but joy.” ~Samuel Shoemaker I read six or seven devotionals each day and when a subject comes up…

Agape

Scripture We have come into an intimate experience with God’s love, and we trust in the love He has for us. God is love! ~1 John 4:16, TPT Quote Being in love is a good thing, but it is not the best thing. ~C.S. Lewis I would not attempt to convince a young person in…

Reality 101

Scripture  But Job replied, “You talk like a foolish woman. Should we accept only good things from the hand of God and never anything bad?” So in all this, Job said nothing wrong. ~Job 2:10, NLT Quote “We can ignore pleasure, but pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures,…

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…

The Desire of Your Heart

Scripture Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you your heart’s desires. ~Psalm 37:4, NLT Quote By ceasing for a moment to consider my own wants, I have begun to learn better what I really wanted. ~C.S. Lewis {The Weight of Glory} Let me ask you a question: what is the deepest desire of…