An Age of Much Deception 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 ESV “The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. Therefore God sends them a … Continue reading Many Believe What is False
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Ups and Downs
An Original Work / July 9, 2022 Life has its ups and downs. Sometimes laughter. Sometimes frowns. The ins and outs not clear. Faith is challenged. Do not fear! A miracle far out It seems to be, without doubt. All hopeless now it seems, What is hoped for not just dreams. A sinking feeling there … Continue reading Ups and Downs
Will You Walk with Integrity of Heart?
Psalms 101:1-2 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?” If we are true followers of Jesus Christ, our desire should be for our Lord to walk in his ways and … Continue reading Will You Walk with Integrity of Heart?
A House Divided
Luke 12:49-53 ESV “I came to cast fire on the earth, and would that it were already kindled! I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how great is my distress until it is accomplished! Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. … Continue reading A House Divided
You Have Given Me Life
Psalms 119:89-91 “Forever, O Lord, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens. Your faithfulness endures to all generations; you have established the earth, and it stands fast. By your appointment they stand this day, for all things are your servants.” Our God – Father, Son (Jesus Christ), and Holy Spirit – is absolutely sovereign … Continue reading You Have Given Me Life
Laying Aside Every Weight
Hebrews 12:1 ESV “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.” What are weights? They can be sinful addictions or they can be things that … Continue reading Laying Aside Every Weight
I Take Comfort, O Lord
Psalm 119:49-50 ESV “Remember your word to your servant, in which you have made me hope. This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life.” Life has its trials. Life has its ups and downs. Every day is not the same. Some days go well, others do not. Some days are … Continue reading I Take Comfort, O Lord
Divorce and Separation
Matthew 19:3-6 ESV “And Pharisees came up to him and tested him by asking, ‘Is it lawful to divorce one's wife for any cause?’ He answered, ‘Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, “Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother … Continue reading Divorce and Separation
Lift up Your Voice with Strength
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 Lift up Your Voice with Strength
Do We Practice the Truth?
1 John 1:5-6 ESV “This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.” God is light. He is … Continue reading Do We Practice the Truth?
Walking Wounded 