This is a reminder that when you properly fear God, you will fear nothing else! Here’s why… Those who possess the appropriate fear of the Lord reap irreplaceable and priceless rewards. They are (to name several): divine wisdom (Job 28:28; Psa 111:10; Prov 1:7), strong confidence and children with a strong refuge (Prov 14:26), […]
Today someone asked me if I ever wrote about God’s judgment, as far as both believers and unbelievers. I was surprised after searching all my articles that I have not. I have preached/taught on this topic countless times. Hence, I will quickly post this. This subject is not overly complicated and at the same time […]
Yes, mankind is made in the image of God. And the Lord has feelings; hence so do we. In God’s case, His feelings are ALWAYS appropriate and have a positive result. Feelings could work for the good in human beings as well…but not always! Scripture warns… For though we live in the world, […]
Scripture says… 1 Chronicles 16:34 “Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever.” 1 Chronicles 16:35 “Cry out, ‘Save us, God our Savior; gather us and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your Holy Name, and glory in Your praise.’” Ezra 3:11 “With praise and […]
6 Now these things happened as examples for us, so that we would not crave evil things as they also craved. 7 Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink, and stood up to play.” 8 Nor let us act immorally, as some of them […]
“Has the Lord as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice” (1 Sam 15:22a) In 1 Samuel chapter 13, Saul and his army were waiting for Samuel to arrive to offer a sacrifice before going to war. Samuel had not […]
In my time working in corporate America previous to entering into ministry, I saw a lot of change. In fact, as I moved through my 24 years, change occurred at a faster and faster pace. At certain times, one change did not even settle in before another one occurred. Startup adjustment would begin all over […]
Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to deliverance and leaves no regret (2 Cor 7:10a) What is repentance? Here is an article I wrote about the topic: What is True Repentance of Sin? How Do I Know I Am Walking in God’s Light?, Charles Spurgeon writes about repentance: Repentance is a discovery of the evil of […]
Many years ago, Clairol had a commercial that said, “Nice’n Easy – That’s My Style!” Now…how does that compare to Jesus saying: “Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows.” (John 16:33)? This hair dye jingle flies in the face of what the Bible says about the life lived by a true Christ-follower in […]
And He said to them, “Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move” (Matt 17:20a) Do you know about the “mustard seed?” A mustard seed […]