Praise To The Lord, the Almighty.

Milky-way galaxy

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation! O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy health and salvation! All ye who hear, now to His temple draw near; Praise Him in glad adoration. Praise to the Lord, who over all things so wondrously reigneth, Shelters thee under His wings, yea, so […]

Haunted by past sin

I have been in close contact with a friend that is having a difficult time with forgiveness.  It isn’t others that have hurt him, it isn’t a job or an enemy, it is himself.  In dealing with this issue this friend has practiced escapism in the form of drugs and alcohol.  So the question has […]

Balance

Trying to balance the difference of being ashamed of my sin but set free from my sin in Christ. Somehow I don’t think I am alone. Jeremiah 6:15 Were they ashamed when they committed abomination? No, they were not at all ashamed; they did not know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among those […]

Come to your senses!

1 Corinthians 15:33-34  Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.”   Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God—I say this to your shame. There are some people that just can’t get enough glory in their own sin… I tend to naturally […]

Embarased

Yeah it happened, I was driving the church van and had someone pull along side me just as I sneezed into my hand … I am sure I was red-faced and looking for a kleenex or something to … yeah gross. I looked up and there was a young couple staring at me and laughing […]

Quote – Triumph Over Sin – John Piper

“I know of no other way to triumph over down sin long-term than … to gain a distaste for it because of a superior satisfaction in God.” –John Piper Desiring God   He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and […]

Folly and a raging heart.

When a man’s folly brings his way to ruin, his heart rages against the Lord. Proverbs 19:3 It amazes me every day people that blame God for their trouble.  Couple things in this verse stand out to me. Man’s folly: This is man’s doing, his sin, his efforts, his action, not God’s. Man’s way: This […]

Scoffers Unanimous

Proverbs 9:7-10 Whoever corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse, and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury. Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you. Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man, and he […]

Forgiven

This morning waves of emotion.  It seems that as God blesses and changes my mindset it gets more difficult.  As I drovethe truck (works when it is not raining) this morning trying to drive off the water in the air filter I cranked up the Skillet and just let go.  God is in control and […]

How much more?

Matthew 7:11 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!