“To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven:” [Ecclesiastes 3:1] Now look at how this is stated in 2 other versions. “There’s an opportune time to do things, a right time for everything on the earth:” [Message]“There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every […]
Frightening word????? Bad person?? When you hear the word, repent, do you immediately feel guilty? And if ‘guilty’… of what? Do you try and distance yourself from whoever spoke the word regardless of circumstances? But do you realize that you repent often. Every time you change your mind… you repent, and I realize that this
Remember Paul’s experience on the way to Damascus? Acts 9: “1 Now Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord [and relentless in his search for believers], …3 As he traveled he approached Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him [displaying the glory and majesty of Christ]; 4
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Yes. Yes we are. And when we look at ourselves with eyes that do not see… that’s all we see. We look at our words, our behaviors and, minimally, become very embarrassed. But this is not how God looks at us. He could… He’s not blind. But He gives us one way and only one
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Note: the following (to the <<< >>>) is the reaction, reflection, etc. from a reader (who happens to be a friend). I felt his words should be shared so I asked him and he agreed. His name is Keith D. Govier and we’ve known each other for over 30 years so I’ve learned to trust
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I read the following on a FB post by a friend: “Ponder how valuable your soul must be for satan to tirelessly pursue it and the King to lay down His life for it.” I have no idea who said this and could be attributed to, but it’s the kind of question that pulls no
I got to thinking… what did WE expect when we accepted the Lordship of Jesus? Did we expect that everything in our lives would ‘suddenly’ be…stressless, easier, better (undefined)? That we’d never have a problem ever again? Why? Why did we think that – and when we woke the next morning and found everything the
“For though we walk in the flesh [as mortal men], we are not carrying on our [spiritual] warfare according to the flesh using the weapons of man. The weapons of our warfare are not physical [weapons of flesh and blood]. Our weapons are divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. We are destroying sophisticated arguments
“For we all stumble and sin in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says [never saying the wrong thing], he is a perfect man [fully developed in character, without serious flaws], able to bridle his whole body and rein in his entire nature [taming his human faults and weaknesses].”[James 3:2. AMP]
[Writer’s note: this post includes a great deal of scripture – purposely. I’ve kept commentary to a minimum and have provided scripture to prove it’s point. ALL of us have gifts and there is a reason. Because of it’s ability to expand our understanding, I’ve used the Amplified as the source of the scripture. Please
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Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!