Clean Heart
And he said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.” Mark 7:20-23 …
Read MoreWorthless Things
Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways. Psalm 119:37 Sometimes my eyes see worthless things that I am not ready for. I innocently open a magazine at a doctor’s office and see a scantily clad woman or man in an advertisement. I watch a…
Read MoreHeaven and Hell
1 Thessalonians 4:16 -18 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with…
Read MoreSin’s Consequences
Last week I was at a meeting and someone gave me a piece of information about a mutual friend. I am sorry to tell you that I felt the need to enlighten this lady on the deeper aspects of that information. I had it from a reliable source. I knew what I was going…
Read MorePrayer: Obligation or Invitation?
I have been writing and studying about prayer today. It is an exciting thing to study. In the Book of John he tells us several times that God will give us what we ask for in prayer. These promises are conditioned upon knowing God’s will, praying in God’s will, and seeking God first in…
Read MoreReady for Anything
Wise men store up knowledge, Proverbs 10:14a Bad stuff happens – even to Christians. We have recently had a string of prayer requests for really sad happenings in the lives and families of our believing friends. I am sure you have, too. It is what happens in life. Grief, illness, broken relationships, financial loss and…
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