This is a very passionate plea to all of you out there who are professing faith in Jesus Christ but who are still deliberately and habitually sinning against the Lord and against other humans, while convinced that you are saved from your sins and on your way to heaven, and that nothing can take...
“No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.” (1 Corinthians 10:13 ESV)
Before I get specifically into this...
Filibuster of the luster
Putting off what he can’t muster
Stalling tactics light his candle
Honesty he cannot handle
Twiddling thumbs is now his mission
While he’s lacking any vision
He’s wasting time, which makes no sense
While waiting for his recompense
So, looking back, he sees no harm
In...
Listen Diligently!
Isaiah 55:1-3a ESV
“Come, everyone who thirsts,
come to the waters;
and he who has no money,
come, buy and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk
without money and without price.
Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread,
and your labor for that which does...
As followers of Jesus Christ, to love or to not love others is not an option that is on the table. We are obligated to love others with God’s love, because he, who is love, lives within us, and because he, who is love, loved us enough to die for us so that we might be forgiven our sins and have...
The Lord Jesus led me today to read the transcript of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address of January 30, 2018. I got about half way through reading it when the Lord said to stop, and that I had read enough, and that it was time for me to write what the Lord thinks about it.
The...
Some of you may have wondered why I do what I do, day in and day out, i.e. why I write these devotions, and why I talk so much about walking in the Spirit and not walking according the flesh. You may have wondered, too, why I am so passionate and so persistent in getting out the true message of...
Friday, September 29, 2017, 5:33 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “The Peace of Christ.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Ephesians 5:1-21 (NASB).
Imitators of God (v. 1-2)
Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you...
Thursday, September 28, 2017, 10:13 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “The Peace of Christ.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Colossians 3:1-17 (NASB).
Things Above (vv. 1-4)
Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is...
Friday, June 23, 2017, 3:16 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “More About Jesus.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Ephesians 5:1-21 (ESV).
Be Imitators (vv. 1-2)
Therefore, be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up...
Thursday, May 18, 2017, 5:14 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Near the Cross.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 56 (ESV).
Hold it Fast (vv. 1-2)
Thus says the Lord:
“Keep justice, and do righteousness,
for soon my salvation will come,
and my righteousness be...
What are your thoughts on these verses? How do you believe we can practically implement them into our lives? Do you believe these instructions are only for the church corporately? Or, are they for us individually, too? And, what if the person(s) we are supposed to avoid, not associate with, not...
Thursday, February 2, 2017, 5:34 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Follow Him.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 1 Thessalonians 4 (NASB).
How to Walk (vv. 1-2)
Finally then, brethren, we request and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us instruction as...
Saturday, January 14, 2017, 11:00 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “My Very Best Friend.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 2 Corinthians 13 (NASB).
The Power of God (vv. 1-4)
This is the third time I am coming to you. Every fact is to be confirmed by the testimony of two...
Friday, December 9, 2016, 5:54 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Seek the Lord.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Romans 1 (Select vv. ESV).
The Gospel of Christ (vv. 16-17)
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who...
Monday, June 20, 2016, 8:36 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Have Thine Own Way, Lord.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Ephesians 5:1-21 (ESV).
Imitators of God (vv. 1-2)
Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave...
Tuesday, May 19, 2015, 4:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put the song in mind, “Draw Me Close to You.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 1 Corinthians 6 (NASB).
Why Not Be Wronged? (vv. 1-8)
Does any one of you, when he has a case against his neighbor, dare to go to law before the...
Monday, May 18, 2015, 5:28 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “Draw Me Close to You.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 1 Corinthians 5 (NASB).
You Have Not Mourned (vv. 1-2)
It is actually reported that there is immorality among you, and immorality of such a kind as does...