Vanquish Our Iniquities

Scripture He will again have compassion on us; he will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea. ~Micah 7:19, CSB Quote Education informs, the world conforms, prisons reform, sin deforms but only Christ can transform. ~Adrian Rogers I am liking the CSB more and more; the word vanquish in the text tonight is the Hebrew…

Omnipotence

Scripture The LORD is slow to anger but great in power. ~Nahum 1:3, CSB Quote God shows His awesome power through the storm. ~Paul Chappell My blogs come from my daily bible reading. I highlight key verses and then go back and reread them and pick out the one that speaks most to me for…

Little Stick–Big Hand

Scripture Can an ax overpower the one who uses it? Can a wooden pole lift whoever holds it? ~Isaiah 10:15, CEV Quote God can hit a hard lick with a crooked stick. ~Ya’akov Sennacherib, the king of Assyria and son of Sargon II, was a arrogant blow hard who thought himself to be an agent…

Life Can Be Tricky

Scripture There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death. ~Proverbs 14:12 Quote You can’t judge a book by looking at the cover. ~Naola B. Bailey Life is often deceptive and we can fooled by the appearance of things. I learned this lesson the hard way–Things are seldom what…

Our Body Guards

Scripture Discretion will guard you, Understanding will watch over you. ~Proverbs 2:11 Quote To make right decisions; your decisions must make things right. ~Ya’akov Life is filled with choices. Jesus Himself taught that there are two paths or roads–one is narrow and the other is very broad. The narrow path is the higher, virtuous, noble…

Retribution, It’s The Law

Scripture The wicked conceive evil; they are pregnant with trouble and give birth to lies.  ~Psalm 7:14, NLT Quote Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding fine. ~Friedrich von Logau R.G. Lee quoted Friedrich von Logau in his famous sermon, “Payday Someday.” The law of retribution is woven into the fabric…

The Law Of The Harvest

Scripture God will turn the sins of evil people back on them. He will destroy them for their sins. The LORD our God will destroy them. ~Psalm 94:23, NLT Quote Those who reject the hand of God’s mercy {Christ} will not be delivered from the hand of His justice. ~Matthew Henry God is active in…

Mayhem

Scripture Help us, O God of our salvation! Help us for the glory of Your name. Save us and forgive our sins for the honor of Your name.  ~Psalm 79:8, NLT Quote I ask neither for health nor for sickness, for life or for death; but they You may dispose of my health and my sickness,…

The Price of Disobedience

Scripture Israel, listen to the rules and laws I’m going to teach you. Follow them. Then you will live. You will go in and take over the land…. Don’t add to what I’m commanding you. Don’t subtract from it either. Instead, obey the commands of the LORD your God that I’m giving you. Quote God…

Jesus, Friend of Sinners

Scripture Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” ~Luke 15:1-2, NIV Quote Jesus loves sinners. In the human race, who else in there to love? ~Ya’akov Jesus does not condone sin,…