“Therefore there is now no condemnation in Christ Jesus.”Romans 8:1 Happy 4th of July! Today is the day that we celebrate freedom. Freedom from tyranny and coersion. Freedom to worship and speak, gather and bear arms. I think that I don’t really understand that freedom as I should because I…
To know wisdom and instruction, To discern the sayings of understanding,To recieve instruction in wise behavior…Proverbs1:2-3a I remember as a young mom when I would give my children knowledge and then get frustrated that they did not make wise decisions based upon that knowledge. Then I realized that knowledge does…
“Restore to me the joy of your salvation and sustain me with a willing spirit.” Psalm 51:12 Often our goal is to find happiness. We Americans spend a lot of money seeking for happiness. When we find it, it is only for a moment and then we must seek more…
“They confronted me in the day of my calamity,But the Lord was my stay.He brought me forth also into a broad place; He rescued me, because He delighted in me.”Psalm 18:18-19 Did you know that God delights in you? This is really profound. We are sinners; we mess up; but…
“If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.” Mark 3:24-25 “…for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind. For that man ought…
“For those who are according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace…” …
I took a few days off just because life happened and I got tired! We are in the middle of weekly conferences, I am trying to get paper work for two boys to start college (different colleges, of course), and we are trying to sell a house to move. Plus…
“Do not be conformed to this world,but be transformed by the renewing of your mind….”Romans 12:2 What does it mean to be transformed and how do we go about it? Transformation is not someone growing or becoming better; it is literally changing from one form into another altogether. We…
“Go then, eat your bread in happiness and drink your wine with a cheerful heart; for God has already approved your works.Let your clothes be white all the time, and let not oil be lacking on your head.Enjoy life with the woman whom you love all the days of your…
“Because lawlessness is increased, most people’s love will grow cold. But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved.…Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.” Matthew 24:12-13, 35 Life stinks!!! Look around you and you will see lawlessness of all sorts. And…