Believing Involves Turning, Listening Does Not
“And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.” (Acts 11:21, ESV) It is not the listening ear but the hearing and believing ear that turns to the Lord. Many people listen to the good news of Jesus but not all believe and turn. Repent […]
A Eulogy For God
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,” (Ephesians 1:3, ESV) No, God is not dead. The word ‘blessed’ is from the Greek word ‘eulogetos’ which means to speak well of. To bless God is for us to […]
Evening Prayers
Lord you have been merciful and faithful throughout this day And I know that you will do and be the same through the long night – as I rest I pray that when I wake during the watches of the night that you will show yourself to me and remind me of just how faithful […]
Listening and Hearing Are Not The Same
“While Peter was still saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word.” (Acts 10:44, ESV) The people heard not because Peter was talking but because Peter spoke ‘the word.’ The word is THE WORD and THE WORD is the Word of God, not the word of man. When we are […]
Evil Never Overcomes Evil
“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” (Romans 12:21, ESV) The world says you must ‘fight fire with fire’ and, ‘they send one of yours to the hospital, you send one of theirs to the morgue.’ Not surprisingly, God has a different view from the world. God gives us a twofold […]
Morning Prayer
Father in this day help us Lord To love you with all our heart, soul, mind, strength To love our neighbor as ourselves To trust in you with all our heart To offer ourselves as living sacrifices To deny ourselves To take up our cross and follow Jesus To have the mind of Christ To […]
Evening Prayers
For this day, I give you thanks and praise and honor and glory for you have created all things and by your hands all things have been created and you are worthy O Lord of all of my praise and honor and glory – for by your will they exist and were created – I […]
When We Think The Thoughts of Jesus We Will Always Be Crossways With The World
“To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.”” (Romans 12:20, ESV) This verse makes no sense when you view it in light of the ways of the world in which we live. […]
Morning Prayer
Good morning, Lord we awake this morning to greet you and to greet this new day that you have created and given to us in trust a day, a morning, an hour, a moment that is given to me / to us to use and enjoy for your glory and for your honor and I honor […]
All People In All Places Are Ones God Calls Us To Minister To
“So Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. As for the word that he sent to Israel, preaching good news of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all),” (Acts […]