"Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Because your heart [is] lifted up, And you say, 'I [am] a god, I sit [in] the seat of gods, In the midst of the seas,' Yet you [are] a man, and not a god, Though you set your heart as the heart of a god (Behold, you [are] wiser...
So David said to Saul, "Who [am] I, and what [is] my life [or] my father's family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?" 1 Samuel 18:18 NKJV
King Saul, Israel’s first monarch, feared that his days as king were numbered. As a result, he deviously offered the man God had chosen as...
Behold, how good and how pleasant [it is] For brethren to dwell together in unity! Psalm 133:1
In the middle of his letter to the Ephesians church, Paul told them to be humble and diligent to preserve their unity (Ephesians 4:2-3). Unity among Christians is based on Christ like humility...
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. - James 4:10
Humility is the way to heaven. Christ was humble, the prophets of God were men of humility. The Apostles Jesus choose ended up being men of great humility. Saints in church history are considered those who reached a place...
An Original Work / March 20, 2018
Based off Job 38-42
When the things of this life
Do not go as planned,
Do we trust in our Lord?
Or trust then in man?
Are we tempted to fear
How things now will go?
Do we question our God
On things we should know?
Do we think that we know
Now better than...
Are you consistent in character? Are you the same, no matter who you are with? Or, where you are at the moment? Or, whether people are watching you or they aren’t? Or, without regard to your circumstances?
Or, are you one person out in public and another in private, or when at home? One person...
We are in a battle, and the battle is for our minds and our hearts. Satan is our foe, and he is out to destroy us. So, he will come at us from all different angles to try to break us down, to try to discourage us, to try to get us to give in to our emotions and/or to give up hope. But, we can’t...
As brothers and sisters in Christ, how should we be treating one another? Does it matter what we say, or how we say it? Should we think before we speak? Should we speak in anger? Or, out of bitterness? Should we judge one another by ourselves, and by our own motives? Or by the standards of this...
Has God ever called you to do something, or to a ministry, which was “outside the box”? To something unconventional by human standards? To something that didn’t fit in with the norms of institutional religion? And, you knew, that by accepting this call on your life, that you were going to face...
Tuesday, October 31, 2017, 3:30 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Muted Trumpet.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 1 Peter 5 (Quoting select vv. ESV).
Being Examples (vv. 1-5)
So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as...
Monday, October 23, 2017, 1:22 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Broken and Contrite.” Speak, Lord, Your words to my heart. I read Galatians 6 (quoting select vv. NIV).
Caught in a Sin (vv. 1-2)
Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should...
Friday, September 1, 2017, 5:49 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “What Blessed Communion.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Philippians 2 (Select vv. NASB).
Fellowship of the Spirit (vv. 1-4)
Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation...
Tuesday, August 29, 2017, 6:36 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Oh, To Be Like Thee, Blessed Redeemer.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Romans 12 (Select vv. NASB).
A Holy Sacrifice (vv. 1-2)
Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a...
Saturday, July 15, 2017, 8:41 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Oh, To Be Like Thee, Blessed Redeemer.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read several scriptures (ESV) on the subject of Christ-likeness.
Image of Christ (Ro. 8:29; 2 Co. 3:18 NASB)
“For those whom he foreknew he...
Saturday, March 18, 2017, 4:04 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Trust Him.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 6 (ESV).
Holy, holy (vv. 1-4)
In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled...
When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. - Proverbs 11:2
Pride and the Devil
When we speak of pride we also often times think of the devil. He was the beautiful angel who through transgression and pride fell from his place with God to a fallen state. Lucifer, an...
One star differeth from another star in glory. 1Corinthians 15:41
By the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest. And He sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all. Mark 9:34, 35
Be clothed with...
Saturday, January 14, 2017, 6:30 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Oh, To Be Like Thee.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 2 Corinthians 12 (Select vv. NASB).
A Thorn in the Flesh (vv. 7-10)
Because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, for this reason, to keep me...
Saturday, December 24, 2016, 11:11 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Oh, To Be Like Thee.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 (NIV).
Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many...
Wednesday, August 17, 2016, 8:58 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Your Lord is With You.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 1 Peter 3:8-17 (ESV).
Genuine Faith (Summary chapters 1:1-3:7)
Peter began his letter to the saints of God with praise to God: In his great mercy...