Are we Walking with Integrity of Heart?

Psalms 101:1-4 ESV “I will sing of steadfast love and justice; to you, O Lord, I will make music. I will ponder the way that is blameless. Oh when will you come to me? I will walk with integrity of heart within my house; I will not set before my eyes anything that is worthless. … Continue reading Are we Walking with Integrity of Heart?

Evildoers Listening to Wicked Lips

Proverbs 17:4,9-11 ESV 4An evildoer listens to wicked lips, and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue. 9 Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends. 10 A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool. 11 An evil man … Continue reading Evildoers Listening to Wicked Lips

Calling it Love When it is Hate

I John 4:20-21 ESV “If anyone says, ‘I love God,’ and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.” Love Others, … Continue reading Calling it Love When it is Hate

Ashamed of Jesus and of His Words

Luke 9:23 ESV “And he said to all, ‘If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.’” Many people today, at least here in America where I live, are professing faith in Jesus Christ. Many are claiming that their sins are forgiven (past, present, and … Continue reading Ashamed of Jesus and of His Words

Fear the Lord and Obey Him

Psalms 103:17-19 ESV “But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children's children, to those who keep his covenant and remember to do his commandments. The Lord has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all.” The Fear … Continue reading Fear the Lord and Obey Him

He Who has Clean Hands and a Pure Heart

Psalms 24:3-6 ESV “Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully. He will receive blessing from the Lord and righteousness from the … Continue reading He Who has Clean Hands and a Pure Heart

What Does it Mean to Love the World?

1 John 2:15-17 ESV “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but … Continue reading What Does it Mean to Love the World?

Gone With the Wind

An Original Work / February 12, 2022 Gone with the wind are people in sin, Following platitudes in their ingratitude. Beckoning not Him they forgot, Bent on their fortitudes, slaves to their hardihood. All for the flesh that they refresh, Living their livelihoods slaves to consumer goods. Them caring not God they forgot, Living for … Continue reading Gone With the Wind

Be Disciples, Make Disciples

2 Timothy 2:1-2 ESV “You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.” We are all called of God to make disciples of Christ of … Continue reading Be Disciples, Make Disciples

He Comforts Us in All Our Affliction

2 Corinthians 1:3-7 ESV “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by … Continue reading He Comforts Us in All Our Affliction