Matthew 5:13 ESV “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet.” Salt adds flavor to our food. Without it, food can taste bland or be tasteless. … Continue reading Tasteless Salt and Hidden Lights
God’s Purpose for Us
Psalms 138:1-3 ESV “I give you thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart; before the gods I sing your praise; I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word. On the day … Continue reading God’s Purpose for Us
Are You Mourning Over This?
1 Corinthians 5:1-5 ESV “It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among pagans, for a man has his father's wife. And you are arrogant! Ought you not rather to mourn? Let him who has done this be removed from among you. “For … Continue reading Are You Mourning Over This?
Remaining Steadfast Under Trial
Video Talk Note: When I do these video talks normally, as a general rule, they are not scripted. I just share the Scripture and then what the Lord is teaching me through it on the spot. And I don’t remember everything I said in the video when I get finished recording, so when I write … Continue reading Remaining Steadfast Under Trial
The Way We Live Matters for Eternity
John 15:1-2 ESV “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.” Jesus Christ is the true vine, and we who believe in him are his … Continue reading The Way We Live Matters for Eternity
Entrusted with the Gospel
1 Thessalonians 2:3-6 ESV “For our appeal does not spring from error or impurity or any attempt to deceive, but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please man, but to please God who tests our hearts. For we never came with words … Continue reading Entrusted with the Gospel
Wise Counsel for the Sluggard
Proverbs 6:6,9 ESV “Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise… How long will you lie there, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep?” What does it mean to be a sluggard? It means to be habitually lazy, which means to be idle, apathetic, unwilling to work and to … Continue reading Wise Counsel for the Sluggard
Then Sudden Destruction will Come
1 Thessalonians 5:1-3 ESV “Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need to have anything written to you. For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. While people are saying, ‘There is peace and security,’ then sudden destruction will … Continue reading Then Sudden Destruction will Come
I Love the Ancient Paths
Jeremiah 6:10 ESV “To whom shall I speak and give warning, that they may hear? Behold, their ears are uncircumcised, they cannot listen; behold, the word of the Lord is to them an object of scorn; they take no pleasure in it.” In America today, it appears that this describes the majority of those professing … Continue reading I Love the Ancient Paths
The Straight Way is the Narrow Way
Isaiah 40:3-5 ESV A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. And the glory of … Continue reading The Straight Way is the Narrow Way
Walking Wounded 