Fear God and Nothing Else

Scripture The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid? ~Psalm 27:1, NIV Quote To love God is to destroy all other fear. To love the world is to be afraid of everything. ~Elisebeth Elliot I don’t watch news. This…

My Admiration For The Baptist

Scripture John’s clothes were woven from coarse camel hair, and he wore a leather belt around his waist. For food he ate locusts and wild honey. Quote A man who is little in his own eyes will account every affliction as little, and every mercy as great. ~Jeremiah Burroughs Those who have followed the blog…

Sanctification

  Scripture Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Thessalonians 5:23, NKJV Quote God must break through the exterior barriers in our lives in order to sanctify the soul, ~Chuck Swindoll There…

The Double Cross

Scripture The integrity of the upright will lead them, But the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them. ~Proverbs 11:3, LSB Quote Dishonesty, cowardice and duplicity are never impulsive: they are premeditated. ~George Knight The term ‘double-cross’ has been used in various contexts for many centuries, usually as a straightforward reference to the shape of…

Hold On To Your Integrity

Scripture Then his wife said to him, “Are you still holding firmly to your integrity? Curse God, and die!” ~Job 2:9, NET Quote Take no one seriously but God, and the first person you have to leave verily alone as being the greatest fraud you have ever known, is yourself. Oswald Chambers Integrity is the…

Integrity

Scripture For the upright will inhabit the land, and those of integrity will remain in it. ~Proverbs 2:21, CSB Quote We lose our credibility when we refuse to acknowledge our errors. ~Ya’akov It is hard for a man to say what Jonah said to the sailors, “I know that I am the blame.” We all make mistakes. I don’t…

Integrity #2

Scripture If a king is fair, he makes his country strong, but if he takes gifts dishonestly, he tears his country down. ~Proverbs 29:4, NCV Quote “I hope I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.” ~George Washington…

Integrity

Scripture The blameless will be rescued from harm, but the crooked will be suddenly destroyed.  ~Proverbs 28:18, NLT Quote If we take care of our integrity, our integrity will take care of us. ~Max Anders The word “blameless” in verse 18 means complete, whole, entire, or sound. It is a synonym for integrity. Actually you see it linked…

Pride And Wealth

Scripture Rich men are conceited, but their real poverty is evident to the poor. ~Proverbs 28:11, LNT Quote Money has never made a man happy and never will. Instead of filling a vacuum, it creates a larger one. ~Ben Franklin Let me say two things right off of the bat, Ben Franklin was one smart…

Duplicity

Scripture No one can say, “I am innocent; I have never done anything wrong.” ~Proverbs 20:9, NLT Quote We can’t fool God ever and we can’t fool others forever. ~Max Anders In His book, What Jesus Said About Successful Living, Hadden Robinson tells the story of the man who married a woman who owed a…