Wednesday, January 4, 2017
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Monday, January 2, 2017
Sunday, January 1, 2017
Principles
Stay true to your principles, to your values. Stick to your faith, and don't worry about the outcome. Just keep putting one foot in front of the other, meeting each day and everyone in it with Love, Kindness & Forgiveness. Do not let this world take your faith, hope or joy . . . DO NOT GIVE UP ON WHO GOD MADE YOU TO BE.
Why was Jesus born in a manger?
Why was Jesus born in a manger?: Why was Jesus born in a manger? What should we learn from the humble circumstances of Jesus' birth?
Saturday, December 31, 2016
Why is God described as God Most High?
Why is God described as God Most High?: Why is God described as God Most High? What are the Hebrew words that are translated God Most High or Lord Most High?
The devils big lie
I want to share with you what John MacArthur said about the law and works as compared to righteousness by faith. Specifically, he's addressing Galatians 3:21-24 and I want to pickup there with his conclusion:
"But in Galatians 3:21 it says, “The law is not able to impart righteousness. The law is not able to impart life.” And then Galatians 3:24, “The law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, that we may be justified by faith.”
"[We] can’t be justified by works. All the law does is condemn you and escalate your sinfulness by expanding the categories and becoming literally a solicitation to do evil. The law increases the reality of sin, increases the awareness of sin, and increases the desire to sin. That’s completely contrary to what religions of works tell you, that somehow there is in you the power to overcome your Adamic fallenness and do good, good enough to please God. That is the devil’s big lie."
Heresy
In the ordinary course of secular life, heresy was of little consequence; one person's opinion or choice about most things in life is just as good as another's. A person can be given any number of alternatives, any one of which he may be perfectly free to believe. However, in Christianity we are dealing with revelation, with God-given truth, with absolutes. When God's truth comes to men, we either have to accept or reject it. Thus, a heretic is a man who believes what he wishes to believe instead of accepting the truth of God that he ought to believe.
Friday, December 30, 2016
What is meant by the favor of God? How can I get the favor of God?
What is meant by the favor of God? How can I get the favor of God?: What is meant by the favor of God? How can I get the favor of God? What is God's favor? What does it mean to have the favor of God?
Compassion
Sometimes people want to do better with their lives, but they're trapped in their habits & addictions. When you see "the least of these," remember two important things: One: You're only a few bad breaks from being in the same position. And God is not finished with them yet. We are all works in progress, so show some compassion and have a heart .
As difficult as it has been, as much pain as you have endured, take heart in this: Someone is watching you. Someone is drawing on your strength and learning how to remain faithful in spite of adversity. You are someone's hero, the reason they get out of bed each morning. Imagine: Even on your worst day, God is using you to bless others.
God and you
God is EVERYWHERE, including INSIDE YOU. So try this on: If you believe in God, believe also in yourself. After all, you were created in HIS image and likeness. And if that sounds like a big pill to swallow, you'll love this: GOD BELIEVES IN YOU! God has ULTIMATE faith in your ability to be Christ-like here on Earth. If you can BELIEVE that GOD BELIEVES IN YOU, Heaven awaits . . . shout it out!
Gods promises
“For no matter how many promises God has made, they are ‘Yes’ in Christ. And so through him the ‘Amen’ is spoken by us to the glory of God. Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come” (2 Cor 1:20–22).
All of God’s promises find their “Yes” in His son. Not only are God’s past promises fulfilled in Christ, but He also claims us through Christ. Paul uses the imagery of a seal: God stamps us with ownership. Through Christ, He has made an eternal commitment to us.
The force of God’s righteousness and mercy is the foundation on which His promises are built. He does not change, and His promises are as dependable as He is.
Sometimes we have a hard time resting in God’s promises because so many earthly promises are broken. But while we disappoint others and they disappoint us, God is not like us: “God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?” (Num 23:19).
We have to separate our human experience from God’s promises that will never be broken. We know that we can trust His promises because of another experience: He has “put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come” (2 Cor 1:22).
Thursday, December 29, 2016
Catholic
There is no doubt as to the NUMBER of the Commandments. There are ten (Ex. 34:28; Deut. 4:13; 10:4).
It is their CONTENT which is of vital concern. It was not until the fourth century A.D. that this confusion even began to exist. It was then that Augustine (Catholic bishop of Hippo in North Africa) devised a new way of presenting the Ten Commandments in order to allow the use of images and statues in religious worship. He dropped the Second Commandment altogether, divided the Tenth into two “commandments,” and then renumbered his revised list of ten.
Dropping the Second Commandment makes it appear that there is only one commandment against idolatry. But, there are two kinds of idolatry — and two distinct commandments prohibit these two major sins:
- The First Commandment forbids worship of anything in the place of God (Ex. 20:3).
- The Second Commandment is altogether different and forbids bowing down to, serving, or otherwise using statues in the worship of God (Ex. 20:4-6). The latter is the one Catholics do not like, for obvious reasons.
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
Understanding
When I read the Bible I often read a passage two or three times and ask, "what is this saying?" G. Campbell Morgan was born December 9, 1863. He would read a passage of Scripture 50 times before he preached it. You'll see things you didn't see by doing this. I was just rereading 1 Corinthians 6:12 and saw something I missed. There is that word "power" again. This time it is not referring to God's "power". It is referring to the power of "things". Things can have power over us if we let them. The Bible says, "All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any". Now I have to ask myself, "does anything have power over me?" "Is this thing keeping me from doing what God called me to do?"
Tuesday, December 27, 2016
Soul
To make the right choices in life, you have to get in touch with your soul. To do this, you need to experience solitude, which most people are afraid of, because in the silence you hear the truth and know the solutions. - Deepak Chopra
Pain
When you have endured a lot of pain, it is natural for you to become numb -- to lose some feeling. But God does not mean for us to move through life without passion. We must pray for healing; we must do the inner work & be willing to take risks so we can FEEL again. Yes, this means you might get hurt again, but remember: You cannot experience all the Joy unless you can also experience all the pain...
Monday, December 26, 2016
Time
Sometimes, God keeps us in the valley, not as punishment, not as a test. Sometimes God keeps us in the valley because someone else needs us -- our guidance, our encouragement. Sometimes it's to provide physical help in case of emergency. So instead of cursing your time in the valley, thank God for the chance to be there for others...
Friday, December 23, 2016
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