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July 24, 2017
“Bad Girls”
“If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you…If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.” John 15:18-20
I have a friend who’s a “bad girl.” Maybe you’re thinking she’s mean, nasty, proud, harsh, hard, she curses and drinks and smokes and spits and hurts people and tramples all over them and runs from man to man and oh, well, etc. If you’re thinking anything like this, you’re way off. My friend is one...
July 21, 2017
“For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man...
“For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;” 2 Corinthians 4:16-17
Some would say I’m not old. Some would say I am. Truth? My body is aging. Grey hair. Lots. Quit dying it. Wrinkles. I don’t use anti-aging creams. Eyesight. One eye sees far. One sees close. Hearing. Left ear hears better than the right. Perman...
July 20, 2017
The Girl Who Wouldn’t Smile
“Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed.” Psalm 34:5
“…in your presence there is fullness of joy…” Psalm 16:11
I was singing, singing, and singing, glorifying God, singing aloud, praising Him, singing my own words, singing the song in my heart, putting words to my early morning joy, my joy in loving the Lord, my terrible singing voice not mattering, in my estimate anyway, though hurting my own ears, hopefully not hurting God’s because He sees my heart...
July 19, 2017
God, You’ve Given Me More Than I Can Handle
God, You’ve Given Me More than I Can Handle!
“There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.” 1 Cor. 10:13
“The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.” Psalm 18:2
God, you’ve given me...
July 18, 2017
“I Don’t Believe in Humans”
“It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.” Psalm 18:8
“My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.” Psalm 62:5
“Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD…Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.” Jeremiah 17:5-7
One morning I saw a t-shirt reading, “I don’t believe in humans.” Anything goes in this day and age, doesn’t it? I tend to take things p...
Are You Doing Enough Good Deeds?
“Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.” James 2:24
“…so faith without works is dead…” James 2:26
“What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?” Romans 6:1-2
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto g...
July 17, 2017
Your Attitude Is Unacceptable
“And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to observe the Lord’s commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good?” Deut. 10:12-13
“I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings.” Jer. 17:10 NKJV
“Serve the LORD with gladne...
July 14, 2017
Want to Be Used by God?
“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.” 1 Cor. 15:58
Ever consider what it takes to be used by God? One day I started reflecting on why the Lord had given me the blessing, honor, and privilege of using me like never before – in unimaginable, ever-increasing, incredibly beautiful ways. I saw seven reasons, and I believe they are common to countless people in the Bi...
God Is Not a Vending Machine
“And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?” Luke 6:46
Vending machines are for food and drinks. Most of the time we don’t even notice them, do we? Unless we’re wanting something. An iced cold drink. A delicious treat. A snack. Even a meal. Chips. Cookies. Candy. Juice. Whatever. We expect instant satisfaction. It’s very simple. We put our money in the machine. Mash on a big bright button for whatever it is we want. Wait. Just seconds. Boom. Exactly what we desire, wh...
July 13, 2017
Tough Questions, Tough Messages
“Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.” Ja. 5:19-20
I had a friend once who used to challenge people with stuff. She would ask challenging questions and deliver tough messages. She didn’t hold back, in my opinion anyway. I was the recipient of some of her challenges. Like lots of others in her life. She stopped challenging...
