It is heartbreaking when the sons (or daughters) do not follow the faithful ways of their fathers. And it is jarring to read how many sons do not follow the ways of their fathers in the Old Testament. And there is a lesson here…. About the king Hezekiah, it is said, “He trusted in the […]
Psalm 22:2-3–O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer, and by night, but I find no rest. 3 Yet you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel. There are numerous opportunities to encourage or try and strengthen people in their faith, given my position. In all cases where my faith […]
Psalm 19:10-12–More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb. Moreover, by them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward. 12 Who can discern his errors? Declare me innocent from hidden faults. When I think about what makes a […]
Good guys do not always win. As a matter of fact, it seems that bad guys win more often than not. And if we expect everything to go wrong for the bad guy eventually, that’s not always true either. There are plenty of bad guys that live till good ole age and die in peace […]
I dread having my children grow up. Because I know what’s coming. Not only external struggles for them, but internal struggles with sin. And therefore, struggle with us, their parents. If I could help it, I would bundle them up and tie them down so that they would stay at this age forever (Actually, I […]
Psalm 15:1&4-O Lord, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill?… 4 in whose eyes a vile person is despised, but who honors those who fear the Lord; who swears to his own hurt and does not change; One of the things I think I took very seriously growing up […]
I love these words from Jesus: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” Matthew 11:28-29 Do you ever get tired of […]
2 Corinthians 13:4–For he was crucified in weakness, but lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but in dealing with you we will live with him by the power of God. One of the more helpful ways to look at life in Christ, is to see “our walk” as […]
Jesus is not our Savior only once. He needs to be our Savior daily! Just like my wife is not a wife only on our wedding day. She’s my wife until death do us apart. When I first became a Christian, the circle that I was in emphasized the doctrine of “once saved, always saved” so much […]
1 Corinthians 3:6–For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s field, God’s building. It’s not uncommon to have the idea “that if I just live right ,and not be as evil as what is going on in the world”, than that is enough. Though that may help alleviate our individual “ills” to society. God […]