What To “Be”
Romans 12:12 (NIV) 12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. The scripture is so good at targeting areas in our life, enabling us to accurately evaluate how we are doing and how we can improve. Romans 12:12 tells us three things we should “BE”. There is a dynamic in them. That […]
Our Strength
Psalm 68:18-20, 28, 35 (NASB) 19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, The God who is our salvation. Selah. 20 God is to us a God of deliverances; And to God the Lord belong escapes from death. 28 Your God has commanded your strength; Show Yourself strong, O God, who have acted […]
The Greatest Teacher
Psalm 119:33 (NASB) 33 Teach me, O Lord, the way of Your statutes, And I shall observe it to the end. The most transformational, defining moments of my life have been when the LORD has reached down, enlightened and taught me. All the great teachers I’ve been privileged to hear, and my best times of […]
Plainly Spoken…
I’m certainly no theologian. But because of the “business” I’ve been in for several decades, it has been incumbent upon me be somewhat of a dilettante in it. I’ve attempted to explore some of the mysteries of the scriptures and understand the difficult passages there. It’s not the hard to understand or disputed passages that […]
The LORD, My Keeper, Part II
The LORD, My Keeper Part II… So, what does HE know that uniquely qualifies Him to be my keeper? “My wrongs are not hidden from You.” Psalm 69:5,6 “All My desire is before You.” Psalm 38:9 “All my adversaries are before You” Psalm 69:19b “My times are in Your hands” Psalm 31:15 “You know the […]
The LORD, My Keeper
Psalm 121:5-8 (NASB) 5 The Lord is your keeper; The Lord is your shade on your right hand. 6 The sun will not smite you by day, Nor the moon by night. 7 The Lord will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul. 8 The Lord will guard your going out and […]
Humility’s Reward
Proverbs 22:4 (NASB) 4 The reward of humility and the fear (reverence) of the Lord are riches, honor and life. Isaiah 33:5-6 (NASB) 5 The Lord is exalted, for He dwells on high; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness. 6 And He will be the stability of your times, A wealth of salvation, […]
Guard Your Heart!
“In the best utopia, I must be prepared for the moral fall of any man in any position at any moment; especially for my fall from my position at this moment.” Chesterton on Orthodoxy Be careful when you stand, lest you fall. (1 Corinthians 10:12) Guard your heart for from it flow the issues […]
Gratitude
Living thankful lives doesn’t come natural. Gratuitous living and giving is not easily found or attained. There’s very little “thank you” in the world. As a matter of fact it seems that a spirit of entitlement is increasingly more prevalent. Raising children, we find that gratitude must be taught. All Moms and Dads know this. […]
Import Before Export
I love taking pictures. It’s fun sharing them via a couple of applications. But before I can share them (export) I must first import something worthy of showing. This is true for life. Before I have anything to say, or anything to “display” there must first be something of significance and truth in me. Before […]