“And this is the confidence that we have toward Him, that if we ask anything according to His will He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of Him.” [1 John 5: 14-15, ESV] 1 John is […]
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I sometimes wonder if we’ve totally misunderstand what witnessing is all about. First of all, it’s not You who saves others – only the Lord can (1 Corinthians 3:6-9). And if you respond with – ‘I know that!’, then what’s the problem about witnessing to others who the Lord is and what He does? In
Do/Have you ever want/ed to do ‘something’ even though you know there’s really nothing you can do? In my case, even though I knew it was totally impossible, I wanted to ‘repay’ the Lord for all He did and continues to do for me. But… is this even possible? Short answer – NO! It’s not
Every once in a while, I feel the need to restate the obvious… at least about ‘my’ blog and books. The writing is NOT rocket science nor deep theological thought. It’s not meant to be. The ‘Audience’ for the writings are you, right where you are, with all that you are facing, in the times
Does that sound as lame as it looks? Probably. But, like me, do you ever feel that way? Come on… be honest, you do. And the ‘not wanting to’ has absolutely nothing to do with the ‘activity’ or the people involved… it simply is that there are moments that whatever it is with whoever they
“I, the Lord, search and examine the mind, I test the heart, To give to each man according to his ways, According to the results of his deeds.” [Jeremiah 17:10, AMP] Search… Examine… Test… the heart. This will validate us in who and what we are and do. But the Father doesn’t just ‘consider’ this
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Back in 2011 I wrote a blog post titled: ‘Poverty Mentality’. I sometimes believe we in ’21 are caught in the grip of this thinking. Legitimately, from a standpoint of the world’s standards, it could be argued that this is true. But, for just a moment, think not about the carnal issues of life but
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Have you begun thinking about THE future? It’s only days till the new year. What would you like YOUR new year to be about? Once you think about this, as dispassionately as possible, it’s not really possible to ‘return’ to what was and it may be questionable to continue what currently is. There’s a bit
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I found it interesting that the ‘Title’ of Romans 8 is stated as: Escape from Bondage in the AMP, The Solution is Life on God’s terms in the MSG, Life in the Spirit in the TLV and ESV, Deliverance from Bondage in the NASP , and Free from Indwelling Sin in the NKJV. Escape, Life,
Have you ever seriously considered the Bible as God’s love letter to His creation? To be perfectly honest… I don’t think I ever did. Perhaps I consider (especially in light of 1 Corinthians 13) I may have looked at the New Testament in this light, but not the Old Testament. Not certain that I ever
Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!