Month: May 2010

Because you have kept My command to persevere . . . —Revelation 3:10   At times OC can be a bit difficult to follow. On some days, I feel blessed if I can pull one thought from the reading. On other days, like today, the […]

Most of us at some time struggle with the thought that some sin of ours is not forgiven. It maybe some long ago sin, committed before we were disciples of Christ, which seems so horrible that it is beyond forgiveness. It maybe that since we […]

Which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it . . . —Luke 14:28 OC has a view of this verse which I had never considered. He says Christ is […]

Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free . . . —Galatians 5:1 I had a lot of computer work to do today and needed a change of scenery. I decided to spend the morning at CC’s. The change of […]

The time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God . . . —1 Peter 4:17 “Judgment” and “Sin” are proper words for a Christian to use. We try desperately to avoid them.  We don’t want to “judge.” “Sin” is politically incorrect. […]

 . . having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus . . . —Hebrews 10:19   We have no right, on our own, to enter the Holiest. Our ticket is the blood of Jesus. Sometimes we believe that our cause is so […]

    Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit.     Ephesians 6:18  It’s amazing how much smarter and more loving than God we are. “We’re not smarter or more loving than God” you say. Well, we sure pray like we are. […]

Though it tarries, wait for it . . . —Habakkuk 2:3   With God there is always more. He always seeks to pull us closer, to grow us. We may not always recognize the pull or the growth. There are surely dry times, but His […]