Perspective (Page 4)

This morning, I listened to a devotion about what we say – let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth. I thought on it as I looked at Scripture this morning and my thought took it a step further. Not only should we be careful about what we say, we should be careful about the way we act. When we go through this thing called life, would you say that as you live, people would see Jesus in you?…

These are crazy days! It hurts my heart that churches from coast to coast in this great nation of ours are under attack. It hurts my heart that the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States has such a misinterpreted, illegitimate view of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. Yet, for all the hurt of my heart, for all of the craziness, there is still an answer. There is still hope. Christ has the answer…

Lost. It seems like so much has been lost. Today, the stock market plunged nearly 2,000 points. Businesses teeter on the brink of extinction. An entire U.S. city has been taken over by criminal anarchists who are patrolling the streets with guns and extorting money from local businesses because there are no police to protect them. Yet for those who trust in the Lord, we know all is not lost. God give us several principles to work with.  The first…

Most of us have never seen a time like this. With businesses closing, unemployment at record levels, schools shut down, grocery shelves lacking, and a virtual lock down regarding our homes, it seems as it everything is working against us. Yet, we need to realize that God is for us. The question becomes are we for God? 1 Chronicles 7:14 says, “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and…

It always amazes me how much the Lord has done for each of us. He offers us His grace. He extends to us His mercy. We know of course that He died on the cross for our sins. Yet, someone pointed out to me a passage of Scripture regarding what Jesus did for us that we don’t often think of. Consider Philippians 2:7-9 “But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was…

Do we get so comfortable with the Lord that we let our guard down regarding sin in our lives? Remember, sin normally doesn’t rise up and smack us from out of nowhere. It creeps in a little bit at a time. This happens because we get comfortable

It amazes me that there are those who would call themselves Christians, yet they ignore their need to be in church.  “I can worship the Lord in the woods,” is what they say.  They fail to realize our understand that the Lord started the church. Let’s just for a moment assume that the Lord is smarter than we are, and that He doesn’t waste his time. This means when he started the church, he did it for a reason. He…

Lu 17:3 – 5 Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him. And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. No one goes through life without someone causing them hurt somewhere along the way.  The hurts are different for people.…

Luke 15:1-7 The parable of the lost sheep is one of the best known parables in the Bible. Yet, we read the parable, bypassing the motivation for Jesus to tell the story.  When the back story is added, the parable actually increases the depth of it’s meaning. Jesus had a message that no one had heard before. It was based not on religious rules, but upon faith in a righteous relationship with God. It wasn’t the hard hearted law, but…

It is amazing to me the God cares for us even when we are dumb enough to leave Him out of our lives. Consider 1 Kings 20:12-13 1 Kings 20:12-13 And it came to pass, when Ben-hadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array against the city. And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of…

1 Kings 22:1-7 As the King of Judah, Jehoshaphat, made plans with the King of Israel, Ahab, to enter into war with Syria, Jehoshaphat knew that the blessings of the Lord were critical to the success of the battle. Jehoshaphat asks Ahab to call a man of God to enquire of the Lord as to whether or not the Lord will bless the battle and they will claim the victory. Ahab doesn’t call one man of God, but 400 men…