Tag Archives: Religion

Walking In Truth and Love – 1

I rejoiced greatly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, as we received a commandment from the Father. And now I plead with you, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment to you, but … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 6/14/2023

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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Psalm 25:14

Wednesday June 14, 2023 Psalm 25:14 The secret of the LORD is with those who fear Him. There are secrets of Providence which God’s dear children may learn. His dealing with them often seems, to the outward eye, dark and … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 6/14/2023

“Nobel” Prize on Love of God American financier-philanthropist John M. Templeton, a United Presbyterian elder, announced creation of a “Nobel prize” for religion worth $88,400 annually to a person of any faith who is deemed significantly “instrumental in widening man’s … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 6/14/2023

The Day of Atonement When it comes to the cost of sin, the average person probably thinks in terms of “What can I get away with?” rather than “What does this cost me and other people emotionally?” These calculations aren’t … Continue reading

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Being Used of God – 3

Scripture References: 1 Corinthians 12:12-31; Acts 9:3-18 Utterly at God’s Disposal The disciple God uses must be utterly at God’s disposal. Ananias was living in such close touch with the Lord that he could recognize Jesus speaking to him. The … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 6/13/2023

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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The Wicked Man’s Life, Funeral, and Epitaph

Tuesday June 13, 2023 Ecclesiastes 8:10 Then I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of holiness, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done. This also is vanity. Go into … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 6/13/2023

Wrong Direction Into a Blizzard A terrible blizzard was raging over the eastern part of the States making more and more difficult the progress of a train that was slowly facing its way along. Among the passengers was a woman … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 6/13/2023

Freedom “Even though I know it’s wrong, I sometimes think, ‘If I hadn’t accepted Christ, I would have so much more freedom.’ And then I venture down that road and realize just how terrible it is. It takes me to … Continue reading

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Being Used of God – 2

Scripture References: 1 Corinthians 12:12-31; Acts 9:3-18 Probably a Very Unlikely Person The disciple God uses will most often be a very unlikely person. God used Ananias to do a tremendous thing. Ananias led Saul of Tarsus to understand how … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 6/12/2023

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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We Can Afford To Be Calm

Monday June 12, 2023 2 Timothy 1:12 For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 6/12/2023

If The Cathedral Wavers . . . The Cathedral of Florence has a dome built by Filippo Brunelleschi (1377–1446). The builder left a small opening in the dome through which a shaft of light streams every June 21. The sunbeam … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 6/12/2023

The Light of The World “I am the light of the world! The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life” (John 8:12). While some of Jesus’ “I am” statements confused the Jews, … Continue reading

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Being Used of God – 1

Scripture References: 1 Corinthians 12:12-31; Acts 9:3-18 One of the most humbling truths revealed in the Word of God is that God uses you and I for the accomplishment of His purposes. That can truly be a staggering thought. The … Continue reading

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Faith From The Beginning 6/10/2023

Glorification THE LAST step of salvation reads this way: “Whom He justified, these He also glorified.” – Romans 8:30. This brings us to the history of Joseph. Joseph, despised, cast into a pit, sold for twenty pieces of silver into … Continue reading

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Life In Focus 6/10/2023

Leadership Principles From Nehemiah – 2 Leaders Leverage Their Power (Nehemiah 2:5). MANAGEMENT has been defined as the ability to get things done through other people. However, that can happen only if the people involved are in a position to … Continue reading

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Barnabas

For Saturday June 10, 2023 Acts 11:23 When [Barnabas] arrived and saw what the grace of God had done, he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts. (NIV) Did you learn … Continue reading

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Essential Insights on Faith 6/10/2023

I am ready to preach the gospel – Romans 1:15 Billy Graham Tears shed for self are tears of weakness, but tears shed FOR OTHERS are a sign of STRENGTH. Unless otherwise noted, Scripture taken from The Holy Bible, Holman … Continue reading

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