Following the broad sweep of history and answering the questions: What is true? What is important? What, now, shall we do?
Evil
Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! Isaiah 5:20 NASB If we cannot correctly identify evil, we cannot reliably distinguish righteousness from...
Born After Midnight
Weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. Psalm 30:5b NIV There is an old Christian expression, born after midnight, describing spiritual growth and renewal that emerge from seasons of darkness, struggle, prayer, and waiting upon God.Midnight...
He Will Not Snuff Out a Smoldering Wick
“A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not snuff out. In faithfulness He will bring forth justice.” Isaiah 42:3 NIV; Matthew 12:20 Here is the Shepherd's mercy, drawn in two brushstrokes: He meets the weak where they are. A reed already bent,...
What Is The Question?
See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. Ephesians 5:15-17 NKJV The question is "What does obedience look like in this...
Delayed Obedience Is Disobedience
Whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin. James 4:17 ESV If a person knows the right thing to do and yet does not do it, such sin of omission is no less condemned than sin of commission.
The Intersection Of Time And Obedience
If the head of the house had known at what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into. For this reason you must be ready as well; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do...
The Restraint Of Desire
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously, and in a godly manner in the present age. Titus 2:11-12 NASB The principled restraint of desire is called...
Count It All Joy
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. James 1:2-4 ESV A recently...
Covenant Privileges, Covenant Obligations
All Israel has transgressed your law and turned aside, refusing to obey your voice. So the curse and the oath written in the law of Moses, the servant of God, have been poured out upon us, because we have sinned against you. Daniel 9:11 NRSV Here in Daniel 9 we find...
On Chaos
“For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will do all My pleasure.’” Isaiah 46:9–10 NKJV What appears to...
Gratitude
Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; for His steadfast love endures forever! 1 Chronicles 16:34 NASB It is almost impossible to overstate the power of gratitude. It is at the root of both goodness and happiness. Ungrateful people cannot be either good or happy....
Sign At Coffee Shop
Man does not live by coffee alone. Have a danish.
The Grateful Samaritan
As Jesus entered a village, He was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance and lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.” When He saw them He said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went they were cleansed. Then...
Lord, Lord
Now why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? Jesus, Luke 6:46 NASB Trusting Jesus means taking Him seriously when His Word confronts something we don't want to change. We will stumble. But we cannot keep brushing Him aside and call that faith. He is...
Imagination
Reality is for people who lack imagination. Few people have the imagination for reality. Adapted, Proverbs 32:10
Humilitas
Fools are wearied by their own labor, because they do not even know the way to town. Ecclesiastes 10:15 Adapted Prayer: Lord, expose the folly I excuse. Replace my simple-minded pride with humble wisdom that fears You. When my own choices bear bitter fruit, let me not...
Imitators And Counterfeits
Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. Ephesians 5:1 NKJV Lust imitates love.Pride imitates joy.Sin imitates freedom.Satan imitates God.Don't be deceived by counterfeits. Don't be deceived by counterfeits. The test isn't whether a thing feels good. Feelings...
Grieved By Sin
For I admit my guilt; I am full of anxiety because of my sin. Do not abandon me, Lord; My God, do not be far from me! Hurry to help me, Lord, my salvation! Psalm 38:18, 21-23 NASB If you are not increasingly grieved by your own sin, you are not growing as a Christian....
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