With what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you —Matthew 7:2 We tend to treat this statement of the Lord as hyperbole., an exaggeration. Surely, He did not mean this literally. According […]
Minstry of the Inner Life
You are . . . a royal priesthood . . . —1 Peter 2:9 I am essentially a selfish creature. Selfishness is the basis of the sin which required my salvation in the first placed. But even after salvation, selfishness keeps arising. It is a […]
Have You Come to "When" Yet?
The Lord restored Job’s losses when he prayed for his friends —Job 42:10 We keep slipping back to a belief that we can purify ourselves. Even after coming to the Lord and accepting his forgiveness and the benefit of His atoning death, we can still […]
Do You Love Me? Tend My Sheep.
. . . do you love Me? . . . Tend My sheep —John 21:16 There is much confusion about love in today’s society. We kick the word around and use it to mean a variety of things. We associate it with feelings, emotions and […]
Keep Recognizing Jesus
. . . Peter . . . walked on the water to go to Jesus. But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid . . . —Matthew 14:29-30 Walking with Christ, like walking on water, is a matter of focus. If […]
Beware of Criticizing Others
Judge not, that you be not judged —Matthew 7:1 A weekend spent with inmates at Angola can’t help but raise many issues. One, of course, is the issue of judging others. For most, the hardest part in bringing one to a life committed to Christ […]
Will You Lay Down Your Life
Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. . . . I have called you friends . . . —John 15:13, 15 Laying down our lives, is not dying. Jesus does not ask me to die for […]
The Valley – Where there is Life and Growth
Also . . . add to your faith . . . —2 Peter 1:5 One of the “gems” I picked up this weekend was this. There is no growth on the mountain top. Growth and life is in the valleys. It’s a hard truth. Think […]