We Americans are independent and big thinkers. The concept of equality inspires the individual to believe anyone can be great. We tell our children that they can grow up to be President. We encourage them to think big and become all they can be. We may admonish them to work and study hard. However, do… Continue reading Whom God Regards
The Unseen World
What if there were things around us that we cannot see, yet bear heavily upon our lives? What if we were not the masters of our own fate, as it so often seems? Is there a spiritual realm that consists of more than mythology, ghost stories, and fantasy? Are we aware of the spiritual warfare… Continue reading The Unseen World
The Miraculous Hinderance
I listened to a famous profligate denouncing Christianity to a Believer. His audience eagerly urged him on as he ridiculed religion, but most specifically Christianity. His accusations were made as unquestionable fact and his condescending air portrayed a pride for reason and contempt for faith. He stated that all evil was rooted in religion, offering… Continue reading The Miraculous Hinderance
Why Join a Church
Many believers ask this question. They do so because they see no benefit or reason in it. There are reasons for work and for play, for attending weddings and funerals, even for going to church on certain religious holidays, but joining a church seems to make very little sense to many in our day. Does… Continue reading Why Join a Church
Perspective
A bird has a sense of equilibrium in their head that enables the bird to maintain its head in a fixed position irrespective of the bird's body, wings, tail and feet. This is necessary as the bird flies by moving and positioning it's wings and tail separately. We are made to travel with feet fixed… Continue reading Perspective
The Fury of God
"And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the Lord. And they shall go forth and look upon the carcasses of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither… Continue reading The Fury of God
Liberty
Liberty is that state of freedom in which a person may harness his destiny in God's providence or wreck himself upon the rocks of self-centerness. It was Yeshua who bought freedom for Mankind by His shed blood on the cross. "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do… Continue reading Liberty
Your God
One after another young women scream, "Oh my God," when they see their redesigned house on the various house "fixer up" TV shows. It's likely just an expression without any real meaning, but it points to a portrayal of God that is becoming more common place on TV, an Idol god. Pagans in Bible times… Continue reading Your God
The Peace of God
"Peace I leave with you; my peace I leave you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." John 14:27. This passage was Jesus comforting His disciples right before he was to be crucified and leave them. Not only was he… Continue reading The Peace of God
A View of the Heart
But the Lord said to Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things we do. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart." (1 Samuel 16: 7). People consider what they can see on the outside,… Continue reading A View of the Heart
Awe and Fear
They were leaders in the church and community, from respected families, married to prominent people, doctors and leaders themselves in the church, but they were committed to fraud. They found a place secluded, hidden and were having adulterous homosexual sex. Months later after everything had been settled, resignations accepted, families wrecked in divorce, reputations ruined,… Continue reading Awe and Fear
Abide in Christ
"Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without… Continue reading Abide in Christ
Spiritual Exercise
I was waiting on the waffle iron to get hot, as I was waiting on my wife to get up, while waiting one hour before eating, after taking my medication. It was a perfect time to meditate on the Lord, so I began with His attributes: love, abundance, faithfulness, mercy, justice, wisdom and knowledge. My… Continue reading Spiritual Exercise
The Value of Instruction
Someone in the crowd called out, "Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you." Yeshua replied, 'Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.' " (Luke 11: 27-28). The Angel told Mary, Yeshua's mother, she was blessed, but hearing and obeying the word of God is… Continue reading The Value of Instruction
Not So Sweet Dreams
I woke up exhausted this morning, not because I didn't get enough sleep or was awakened during the night, but by the dream I had. It was a very detailed story of business and investment in a flower growing venture. Everyone I knew was in this business and had gathered considerable wealth as a consequence.… Continue reading Not So Sweet Dreams
Faith and Patience
"That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises." Hebrews 6:12. There are many promises given to Believers in the Word of God. Not the least of which is that, in the end, good will overcome evil and the wicked will be judged and punished. "Do not… Continue reading Faith and Patience
Yeshua Before Creation
God was complete and in union with His one and only Son before creation. The Holy Spirit as well, Genesis records "The Spirit moved over the waters". But let's consider the Messiah now, particularly given the incarnation, meaning God becoming man in the flesh. This inquiry started as I read, "in the hope of eternal… Continue reading Yeshua Before Creation
Searching For Love
There in the dark, late at night, it was midsummer and I was running for exercise, but really for much more. I was lonely in this small town in the middle of no where. I reached a small sign marking the city limits, exhausted, I paused and walked in a circle before returning. There I… Continue reading Searching For Love
God’s Kings
"Let his mind be changed from a man's, and let a beast's mind be given to him; and let seven periods of time pass over him. The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, the decision by the word of the holy ones, to the end that the living may know that the Most… Continue reading God’s Kings
Light and Sovereignty
Two things have been on my mind, 1) the presence of the Lord, and 2) God's Sovereignty over all, all things, all events, all creatures and all people, in heaven and on earth. These are related most definitely, the first assures us of the second. When Moses met with God in the tent of meeting,… Continue reading Light and Sovereignty
What God Desires
This is the thinking that fuels all religion, that personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices for a greater power to whom service and worship is made. With the knowledge of Creator God so obvious and instinctively known in every human heart, it evokes a response. Pagan religions were ancient practices… Continue reading What God Desires
Remembered By God
We were talking about vacations and someone remarked, "You weren't on that trip." They had forgotten that I was there. I made no reply, but it hurt to be forgotten, ignored or overlooked. All of us forget things, even important matters occasionally. It is a cliché for men who forget their wedding anniversary, to be… Continue reading Remembered By God
Sustained Forgiveness
There is much written on forgiveness, including my own references to the blessings that flow to us as we forgive those who mistreated us. One of the most astounding statements ever uttered and lived out by Yeshua was, "But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything… Continue reading Sustained Forgiveness
The Defense of Marriage
Congress passed a law with this title and purpose. The Supreme Court set it aside, concluding Marriage between a man and a woman was not protected by the constitution. In the beginning God established marriage. "That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one… Continue reading The Defense of Marriage
My Beloved
"Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh." Genesis 2:24. When a Christian man finds his bride he is charged to "hold fast" to her and the wife likewise to her husband as they literally become one flesh in the eyes… Continue reading My Beloved
