By:
On:
In: Abuse, Adultery, Bible and Theology, Gospel, Marriage, Post-Modernism

“Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor.” (Proverbs 21:21) So pursuing righteousness gets me righteousness and life. Pursuing kindness gets me honor? Interesting. The Church today has a hard time pursuing both righteousness and kindness. The devil fights us because either one  isn’t enough. We need both to find life righteousness, and honor. So all he has to do is keep us from being one or the other–and we can be more easily tricked into thinking we’re following Jesus properly in either half way state. The devil also likes to get us focused on the opposite problem than the one weRead More →

By:
On:
In: Bible and Theology, God's Character, Prayer and Devotions

“ I love you, O LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.” (Psalm 18:1-2) God is strong to carry us through any storm, a firm foundation to withstand any shaking, a hiding place where we are protected from the enemy of our souls. He is able to shield us and protect us and save us from all the wiles of the evil one. Let us not be ashamed.  Let us not run from God today, but to God. Lord,Read More →

By:
On:
In: Bible and Theology, God's Character, Lament

“But I will sing of your strength; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning.For you have been to me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress.” (Psalm 59:16) For the full impact of this verse, we need to place it in context. In the first seven verses of Pslam 59, David is lamenting. He opens with a prayer for deliverance, while decrying Saul and his men, who are lying in wait for David to kill him and stirng up strife against him even though he has done no wrong. In verses six and seven, he complains,: EachRead More →

By:
On:
In: Bible and Theology, Idols

“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.” (Deuteronomy 6:4-5) Is God first in your heart? What is your deepest desire? What do you hunger for? What drives you? Are you willing to let him tell you the answers? What do you treasure on this earth? If he asked you to give it up in a clear voice, would you be willing? Lord, forgive us not giving you all of our hearts. If we’ve been holding anything back from you, weRead More →

By:
On:
In: Bible and Theology, God's Character, Prayer and Devotions

For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.” (Psalm 86:5) Read this verse and then read it again. Do we believe it? Do we believe God will forgive us when we repent and turn from sin? Do we believe God is good and constant in his love, even when our circumstances are evil? Do we trust Him to see us through it and redeem this for good? Philippians 2 tells us we are to have the same mind in Christ Jesus and we know he is the same God this passage tells us about. Are weRead More →