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Last week, in Written on the Heart, Part 11, we saw that the death and resurrection of Jesus has rolled away all impediments. But the decision to have Him write on our hearts is ours to make. The Driver had stopped his freight train on the mountain top for safety...
Last time we talked about forgiveness and the Lord's expectations of us in this matter. Today we move on into an area that challenges all Christians everywhere, and that is temptation. We are all tempted, as was Jesus Christ Himself, but God does make a way for us to...
"Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil...
Continuing our journey in the study of the "Good Samaritan", today we come to two more lessons... 3.Concise Commandments Now this Critic of the Master was quite conversant with sum and substance of Jesus' teachings, for prompt was his reply: "He answered, '"Love the...
Continuing with our study on the two action-packed Books of Joshua and Acts, we come today to some more similarities... Qualification... It is said that God doesn't call the qualified but qualifies the called. Joshua who succeeded Moses was not that great leader's...
Introduction Who has not come across this old saying... Rule #1: "Your boss is always right." Rule #2: "If you think the boss is wrong, refer to Rule #1." Take heart, there is a big boss over all the bosses. Of several Hebrew names for God, the word Adonai (See Is...
One of the proofs that this World has been cursed by the Fall (Romans 8:20-23) is that in it defilement spreads by contact, whereas holiness doesn't (Haggai 2:11-13). By the same token, disease is contagious, whereas sadly good health isn't. A Chikungunia epidemic (in...
Continuing our series titled "Order...Order...Order", based on the unique sequencing of Continuing our series titled "Order...Order...Order", based on the unique sequencing of Ps. 22-24... Before I go any further , I want to pose a question: What is your favorite...
First things first. What is the chief and highest end of man? Let the revered Christian Book namely the Westminster catechism give the answer. Man's chief and highest end is to glorify (worship) God, and fully to enjoy him forever. When it comes to glorifying Him and...
"'You are my witnesses,' declares the LORD, 'and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me. I, even I, am the LORD, and apart from me there is...
Will I have a good new year? Is there any way to tell? Consider the following: If I can help save someone from an eternity in hell, If my faith in Jesus is on display and not merely an empty shell, If I can speak loudly about my faith, and not even have to yell. If my...
"In your anger do not sin. Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold." (Ephesians 4:26,27) Where we live we boast we're having a dose of winter if the temperature drops down into the fifties, which it did last week....
Last week, in WILDERNESS INSTRUCTIONS, Part 11, we saw that the 4-fold covering to the tabernacle is a reminder to us of Jesus Christ, who came as a humble servant, who is the head of His flock, who took the punishment for our sins, and thus, covered all of our sin....