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A Warning – and Call to Repentance

“And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth… As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.” Revelation 3:15-19

    Is the Lord speaking to you in the verses above? He wasn’t ju...

Jesus’ Watch

“And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.” Luke 8:12

He must have had a fancy watch when He lived on this earth in the form of a man. After all, He was Jesus Christ. Surely He didn’t have any ordinary watch. Probably the most expensive kind. With all the bells and whistles. With an alarm anyway. And a light to help Him see in the dark. Must have looked at His watch all the time. To stay on schedule. His schedule wou...

Locked Out

   “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’” Mt. 7:21-23

    “I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find past...

This Precious Moment

“Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.” Psalms 16:11

I was seeking God. As I so often do. I was taking one of my walks with Him. I had prayed. Praised Him. Had studied His Word earlier that morning. Now I wanted to hear from Him. By His Holy Spirit. Who always and only speaks in line with His Word. I wanted to hear Him speak to my heart. But there was only this. Silence. Why? I felt a little discouraged. Woul...

I Am NOT the Light

   “I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” John 8:12

   “…Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth…While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light.” John 12:35-36

   “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which i...

Are You Refusing to Forgive?

“For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” Matthew 6:14-15

  “For judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.” James 2:13  

Are you refusing to forgive someone? Feel like down the road maybe you will, maybe you won’t? That it’s just too hard to forgive right now? Or that the person doesn’t deserve your forgiven...

Is God Telling You to Wait?

“Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.” Psalm 25:5

Fast food isn’t the only thing we want fast. We live in a fast everything world. Fast this. Fast that. We want everything fast, don’t we? Fast cars. Fast technology. Fast flights on vacations. Fast commutes to work. Fast customer service. Fast internet service. Fast lines at the food store. Fast answers to our questions. Fast athletes. Fast answers to our need for help. Fast h...

Goodbye Weight

   “Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,” Hebrews 12:1 NKJV

    For a few days during my usual walk with the Lord in a stunningly beautiful park that is much like a refuge, for wildlife, yes, but also for me as I had come to see it as a special place, a getaway, a little wilderness away from the crowds and cares of life,...

24-7 for Christ

   “Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.” 1 Cor. 10:31

    If you look carefully at 24 hours of your life, what would you see? What about 7 days? One month? A year? This moment? I heard of an author who wrote a book about living one year according to God’s ways. Wouldn’t it be something to look back at a year of our lives and see how we lived? Or dedicate the next year totally to Christ? Technically, our whole lives are to be dedicated to Him. B...

Are You Trusting the Lord with THIS?

“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5 / / / “Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us…” Psalm 62:8

   “Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.” Psalm 2:12

   “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” Hebrews 11:6

     “Trust me with ALL things,” the Holy...