Sometimes, the will of God is not something esoteric, mystical, or hard to discern. Sometimes, God’s will stares right back at us. Our appetite for an alternative to His will is what blinds us at these moments. It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of…
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Trust
Trust, accompanied by doing good, finding pleasure in the Lord, and committing our path to the Lord, provides a necessary foundation for the security and confidence we intensely long for, especially in the face of such harmful forces as anger, grief, or fear. The abundance (or lack) of trust we have in a person, place,…
Not Worth Comparing
Have you ever felt trouble that was ever so much larger than anything else you have ever experienced? Have you ever felt pain that was beyond anything humanity has ever faced? Somehow, Paul sees a glory ahead that is so large that our most extreme negatives are not worth comparing to our future as God’s…
The Unbecoming Offer (Part 2)
Wife Privileges Without Wife Protections A boy steals from a girl’s future husband, and we call it fornication. A woman steals from a man’s current wife, and we call it adultery. Whenever we pursue wife privileges without wife protections, we are stealing from someone. Theft is theft. Historically speaking, concubines had no choice in the…
Six Keys To Loving Life!
Wouldn’t you like to love life? How many of us want to see good days? While there is no magic formula that guarantees trouble will never find us, here are some practical steps that still have relevance today. Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil…
Leaving Lust in the Dust
Lust is one of those things that is easier to talk about “over yonder” than to consider its role in our own lives. However, if we want to walk with a truer measure of peace, we would do well to look this topic square in the eyes and be honest with ourselves and our Creator….
Because Talk is Cheap
“Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.”-John http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1John3:18&version=NIV In 1 John 3, we see contrasts between children of God and children of the devil; between love and hate; between falsehood and sincerity. When considering the seriousness of the consequences of hate, one can quickly realize that…
The Righteous and the Rock
It is good to praise the Lord and make music to your name, O Most High, proclaiming your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night, to the music of the ten-stringed lyre and the melody of the harp. For you make me glad by your deeds, Lord; I sing for joy at what…
Food for Thought 