“O generation, see ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee? Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.” (JeremiahContinue reading “Aways Remember”
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Powerless or Powerful Faith
“But where are your gods that you made for yourself? Let them arise, if they can save you, in your time of trouble; for as many as your cities are your gods, O Judah.” (Jeremiah 2:28, ESV) Everyone has faith in something. Many years ago, I stepped out in the hope of running my ownContinue reading “Powerless or Powerful Faith”
Fortified for the Mission
“And I, behold, I make you this day a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls, against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land. They will fight against you, but they shall not prevail against you, for I am with you, declares theContinue reading “Fortified for the Mission”
The Doubt Problem
“Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child. But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.” (Jeremiah 1:6–7, KJV) Fear is a troubling foe. OnContinue reading “The Doubt Problem”
Strengthened Faith
“Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound andContinue reading “Strengthened Faith”
Do Not Panic (Philippians 4:4-7)
“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, willContinue reading “Do Not Panic (Philippians 4:4-7)”
The Gait of Citizenship
“Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample. (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, andContinue reading “The Gait of Citizenship”
Most Valuable
“Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of theContinue reading “Most Valuable”
No Comparison
“Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more: . . . But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency ofContinue reading “No Comparison”
True Identity
“For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh. Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more:” (Philippians 3:3–4, KJV) Many people todayContinue reading “True Identity”
Renewing the Heart 