The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. They are planted in the house of the LORD; they flourish in the courts of our God. They still bear fruit in old age; they are ever full of sap and green, to declare that the LORD is upright; he is … Continue reading Older – Psalms 92:12-15
Author: Wen
The Living Dead – Christian Zombies – Revelation 3:1-3
“Write to the angel of the church in Sardis: “The One who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars says: I know your works; you have a reputation for being alive, but you are dead. Be alert and strengthen what remains, which is about to die, for I have not found your … Continue reading The Living Dead – Christian Zombies – Revelation 3:1-3
The Discipline Of Love – Revelation 3:19
As many as I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be committed and repent. Love disciplines. Love is not soft and weak. It does not require little of the loved it graciously requires much. Love sees evil and rebukes it. It is not afraid. God is love and as such He disciplines those He loves. … Continue reading The Discipline Of Love – Revelation 3:19
The Morning Star – Revelation 2:28
I will also give him the morning star. Colossians 3:4 When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. 2 Corinthians 3:18 We all, with unveiled faces, are looking as in a mirror at the glory of the Lord and are being transformed into the same image from … Continue reading The Morning Star – Revelation 2:28
Refusing – Revelation 2:21
I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality. Danger and death lie in a refusal to repent and change. It is when we rebelliously refuse to turn away from the sinful nature and the satisfaction of it and turn toward Father God and His re-creation of our fallen … Continue reading Refusing – Revelation 2:21
First Love – Revelation 2:4
But I have this against you: You have abandoned the love you had at first. At this stage of mid life I can definitely relate with this sin. It insidiously creeps up on one as the cares, distresses, worries and pleasures of this life crowd into one's thinking and doing. I remember the days of … Continue reading First Love – Revelation 2:4
Greater Fear – Psalms 86:11
Teach me Your way, Yahweh, and I will live by Your truth. Give me an undivided mind to fear Your name. The fear of most everything in life comes so natural to me. It is my biggest failing. I always figured it would decrease and my courage would increase as I aged. My assumption was … Continue reading Greater Fear – Psalms 86:11
Selective Deafness – Psalms 81:11-12
“But my people did not listen to my voice; Israel would not submit to me. So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts, to follow their own counsels.” For those who refuse to listen to God He allows them to reap the consequences of their stubborn deafness. He won't interfere with their free will. … Continue reading Selective Deafness – Psalms 81:11-12
Propitiation – 1 John 2:2
He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not only for ours, but also for those of the whole world. ‘To propitiate someone means to appease or pacify His anger’. Yes, God is angry with sin. Sin is rebellion. If you have a child whom you have loved, fed, nurtured, clothed and encouraged who … Continue reading Propitiation – 1 John 2:2
Desiring His Coming – 2 Peter 3:12
...as you wait for and earnestly desire the coming of the day of God. The heavens will be on fire and be dissolved because of it, and the elements will melt with the heat. But based on His promise, we wait for the new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness will dwell. We are … Continue reading Desiring His Coming – 2 Peter 3:12
Seen and Heard – 1 John 1:3
...what we have seen and heard we proclaim to you also, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ. The Christian faith has at its foundation eyewitnesses to the truths it propounds. The God of the Bible does not call … Continue reading Seen and Heard – 1 John 1:3
Grace and Peace – 2 Peter 1:2
May grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. This is an interesting passage as Peter seeks grace and peace to increase through knowledge. It is knowledge that trumps our emotions. How we feel has such a strong impact on our sense of grace and peace. … Continue reading Grace and Peace – 2 Peter 1:2
God’s Favor – 1 Peter 2:19-20
For it brings favor if, mindful of God’s will, someone endures grief from suffering unjustly. For what credit is there if you sin and are punished, and you endure it? But when you do what is good and suffer, if you endure it, this brings favor with God. There is a way to create favor … Continue reading God’s Favor – 1 Peter 2:19-20
The Taste Of Goodness – 1 Peter 2:1-3
So rid yourselves of all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all slander. Like newborn infants, desire the pure spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it for your salvation, since you have tasted that the Lord is good. To know the salvation of Christ is to taste the pure goodness of God. What … Continue reading The Taste Of Goodness – 1 Peter 2:1-3
Faith Obtained – 2 Peter 1:1
Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained a faith of equal standing with ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: What a thought....even our faith has been 'obtained' by 'the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ'. We tend to think of faith … Continue reading Faith Obtained – 2 Peter 1:1
Conformed – 1 Peter 1:14-16
As obedient children, do not be conformed to the desires of your former ignorance. But as the one who called you is holy, you also are to be holy in all your conduct; for it is written, Be holy, because I am holy. Don’t let your passions, desires and feelings form you. Shake off the … Continue reading Conformed – 1 Peter 1:14-16
Hope, Grace and Holiness – 1 Peter 1:13
Therefore, with your minds ready for action, be serious and set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. Our hope is to be set on the grace that is coming to us at the return of Lord Jesus. This grace is our hope. The free … Continue reading Hope, Grace and Holiness – 1 Peter 1:13
The Holy Trinity – 1 Peter 1:2
...according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and set apart by the Spirit for obedience and for sprinkling with the blood of Jesus Christ. May grace and peace be multiplied to you. This verse speaks clearly of the Christian doctrine of the Trinity. Simply because the specific word ‘Trinity’ is never used in Scripture … Continue reading The Holy Trinity – 1 Peter 1:2
God’s Just Nature – Isaiah 13:11
Thus I will punish the world for its evil And the wicked for their iniquity; I will also put an end to the arrogance of the proud And abase the haughtiness of the ruthless. God has great wrath for the arrogant, prideful sinner. He is jealous for His creation and will not allow the prideful … Continue reading God’s Just Nature – Isaiah 13:11
Speaking God’s Word – Numbers 22:38
Balaam said to Balak, “Behold, I have come to you! Have I now any power of my own to speak anything? The word that God puts in my mouth, that must I speak.” When one preaches and teaches, standing in front of folks who listen, respond, encourage and criticize, it is actually quite easy to … Continue reading Speaking God’s Word – Numbers 22:38
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