Psalm 119 is the longest in the Bible. This psalm speaks of the power of God's Word and the blessings of studying the Bible. A study of God's Word fills a person's heart-hunger to know more about God. The examples of past saints and sinners found in God's Word reveal how one should act in a given situation and reassures one that there is always hope in God.
Ps. 119:30—I have chosen the way of truth; Thy judgments have I laid before me.
When a person makes Jesus his Lord and Savior, the Scriptures show that person how to obey and please God. The Scriptures direct our actions and give us a standard of accountability.
Ps. 119:34—Give me understanding, and I shall keep Thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart,
Man must have the eyes of his understanding opened (Ep. 1:18)to gain spiritual insight. It was through the guidance of the Holy Spirit that the Scriptures were given, and the Holy Spirit alone can reveal the true meaning of the Scriptures.
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It was recently revealed that Communist China is rewriting the Bible to control Christians and deceive them into giving their allegiance to the Communist Chinese party.
The Bible is unique in that it was composed over 1600 years. This Bible, a collection of some sixty-six smaller books, claims supernatural authorship (1 Pe. 1:25; Ps. 119:89). Although some forty men were involved in the creation of the various sections of the Bible, God alone is responsible for the words contained in the Scriptures. This supernatural authorship is confirmed repeatedly by phrases such as “thus saith the Lord,” “the Lord spake. . . “, etc. However, the Bible also reveals that man was important in the formation of the Bible. Moses gave the Law as he received it to Israel (2 Chr. 34:14). Ecclesiastes is called “The Words of the Preacher.” (Ecc. 1:1). Therefore, the Bible is the result of a combined effort between God and humanity.
The Scripture Itself explains how this cooperative effort between God and man to produce the Bible occurred. The Bible states,” All Scripture is given by inspiration of God . . . .” The Hebrew...
This is the day the Lord has made we should rejoice and be glad in it!
While enduring the horrors of the concentration camp in 1943, Dutch author Etty Hillesumwrote these profound words in her diary as she sought to banish worry,
Ultimately we have just one moral duty; to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves—Etty Hillesum.
Ms. HIllesum fully understood what Jesus meant when He declared,
"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." (Matthew 6:34)
Ms. Hillisum certainly understood that life can bring great frustration and pain. She experienced continual danger, humiliation, and pain while being in a concentration camp. However, Ms. Hillisum realized something that many of us do not; the only thing that she could control was her own attitude and mind. Worry and anxiety would only sap her strength.
Worry is a false god that promises control; but worry merely opens the door to the...
Prophecy—August 11, 2022.
This prophetic word seems to be the last of a series that the Lord spoke to me from August 4, 2022-August 11, 2022. If I understand the Lord correctly, while the time of forbearance is ending for unjust, unrighteous leadership, God will rescue, affirm, and restore those who long for Him [even if they don’t realize it yet].
Comfort. Speak “Comfort” to My people.
For just as I deal sternly with the proud, the rebellious, and the unrepentant, so I will deal with My people tenderly. I will touch them as you would handle a delicate rose without bruising a single petal of the rose. I will lift them in My arms as a mother cradles her newborn child, and I will walk beside them as a groom walks with his bride.
I will bring them joy and peace. I will break off all the heavy loads—the false expectations and deceptions that the enemy and the false ministers placed on My people so they may walk in freedom. Those who...
One of my strengths is the ability to focus intently on one activity or problem. However, this strength becomes a weakness if I allow myself to become inflexible in my thinking or how I work with the people who surround me. If I focus on my expectations and plans coming to pass exactly as I have planned, I will suffer great disappointment and may miss God's best for our lives.
When our plans are interrupted or go awry, we have the opportunity to use that problem to grow in grace and become more like Jesus, or we can choose to stew in frustration and disappointment. A recent book Ambushed by Joy speaks of the balance we need to maintain in order to live in the fulness of life that God intends for us.
I took the unexpected interruption of a rainy day to make a cartoon video! Please watch this short video to learn more.
It's summer in the Carolinas! That means we are having hot, muggy days. I don't like the heat or humidity but it does mean that I am able to work on the type of projects that I like.
Recently I was thinking about painting an old chest. Now, this chest was cheap, the sort of chest that would be useful in a college dorm or in one's first apartment. It was a good size, but I was not sure that it was worth actually painting the chest. I was talking it over with the Holy Spirit and thought, what I really one is an old, red, beat-up chest with an Americana flair.
Now this thought was not a prayer request, more like an "I wish I had." Yet our Father in heaven likes to grant us some of those little desires when He knows that blessing us in this manner will not corrupt us. I now have a beat-up red chest of drawers exactly like what I envisioned that I was able to buy locally for a pittance.
This chest had been in someone's garage for over ten years storing...
We of all people have eternal hope. While wars, deaths, and other troubles bring us sorrow, we do not have to be desolate. We have the peace and strength of the Lord to draw upon.
I have lost a friend and mentor. Yet while I will grieve, I know that I will see my friend again. I know I can love and uphold my friends and the family, knowing we can all come to the Father and pour out our hearts to Him.
Blessed be the Lord who knows and carries our sorrow.
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