Do We Choose Me Or Christ In Me
As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. (John 9:5) We so often hear the last past part of this verse, while the first part is seldom mentioned or included. On reading this … Continue reading →
Monthly Archives: October 2015
Faith Built On Rebellion Will Fall
that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. (1 Corinthians 2:5-7) From as far back as Eden, mankind has had a hunger for knowledge. It’s what Satan tickled in the garden … Continue reading →
Spiritual Choices Define Who Owns Us
Then David said to him, “To whom do you belong, and where are you from?” (1 Samuel 30:13) It’s a remarkable truth that our spiritual freedom rests, on a purely practical level, in our hands. The Son of God, through … Continue reading →
We Can Be A Living Testimony To Christ
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus. (Acts 4:13) Today’s verse presents such a dynamic challenge to … Continue reading →
Willing To Be Accepted In The Beloved
to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved. (Ephesians 1:6) The need for some kind of protective covering is universal. Animals, birds, fish and insects all display this instinctive fundamental … Continue reading →
The Glory Of God In Proper Perspective
I am the Lord, that is My name; And My glory I will not give to another, Nor My praise to carved images. (Isaiah 42:8) There is something in the sunrise or the sunset that speaks to the heart of … Continue reading →
His Word Is The Seed Of Harvest
For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, And do not return there, But water the earth, And make it bring forth and bud, That it may give seed to the sower And bread to the eater, … Continue reading →
Learning To Live Like Lazarus
And some of them said, “Could not this Man, who opened the eyes of the blind, also have kept this man from dying?” (John 11:37) We humans are often such predictable creatures, particularly when it comes to reasoning and assumptions. … Continue reading →
Positive Thinking Is Rebellion Against God
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit. (Proverbs 18:21) It’s so easy to overlook the things that are ‘simply miraculous.’ Consider the heart, which has real significance, both … Continue reading →
The Balanced Dynamic Of Spirit And Truth
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he. (Proverbs 29:18) There is a wealth of both truth and revelation contained in the book of Proverbs, and today’s verse is a good … Continue reading →