You will do everything you have promised; Lord, your love is eternal. Complete the work that you have begun. Psalm 138:8 Reoccurring themes usually get my attention. Today is another one of those days. The devotional I am reading from Paul David Tripp talked about how at times we get comfortable in His grace. Things... Continue Reading →
“It is dangerous to be concerned with what others think of you, but if you trust the Lord, you are safe.” Proverbs 29:25 I’ve been doing a study by Rick Renner called Accepting Your God Assigned Place. As I seek out God’s will for my life, I want to be a living sacrifice for... Continue Reading →
When, however, the Spirit comes, who reveals the truth about God, he will lead you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own authority, but he will speak of what he hears and will tell you of things to come. John 16:13 Holy Spirit wants to reveal and it's His role to... Continue Reading →
My child, don't forget what I teach you. Always remember what I tell you to do. My teaching will give you a long and prosperous life. Proverbs 3:1-2 This past ten days I have really be focused on my time with God, but also in getting old journals posted to my blog. As I review... Continue Reading →
The attitude you should have is the one that Christ Jesus had: He always had the nature of God, but he did not think that by force he should try to remain equal with God. Instead of this, of his own free will he gave up all he had, and took the nature of a servant.... Continue Reading →
““You are like salt for the whole human race. But if salt loses its saltiness, there is no way to make it salty again. It has become worthless, so it is thrown out and people trample on it.”Matthew 5:13 My devotion this morning by Paul David Tripp from New Morning Mercies was very powerful. He... Continue Reading →
“So then, from now on be obedient to the Lord and stop being stubborn. The Lord your God is supreme over all gods and over all powers. He is great and mighty, and he is to be obeyed. He does not show partiality, and he does not accept bribes. He makes sure that orphans and... Continue Reading →
““There is a boy here who has five loaves of barley bread and two fish. But they will certainly not be enough for all these people.” “Make the people sit down,” Jesus told them. (There was a lot of grass there.) So all the people sat down; there were about five thousand men. Jesus took... Continue Reading →
““Quit your worship charades. I can’t stand your trivial religious games: Monthly conferences, weekly Sabbaths, special meetings— meetings, meetings, meetings—I can’t stand one more! Meetings for this, meetings for that. I hate them! You’ve worn me out! I’m sick of your religion, religion, religion, while you go right on sinning. When you put on your... Continue Reading →
Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. John 15:2 Today I realized how much I enjoy pruning. We started out picking up weeds to keep the yard from getting overrun. We are trying to avoid needing to have a... Continue Reading →
