Who do you think you are? That’s a good question. A better one is: Who does God think you are? God tells us a lot of things in the Bible. One, is that He values those He has created. You are of such great worth that God became a human for you, died on a […]
Think About This
What would you trade… for eternal happiness and good? Are you content to keep ¨what you have now…¨ and give up eternal happiness and good? Is this ¨thing¨ you value so much in this life – worth giving up eternal happiness and good? Do you truly value eternal happiness and good? If you value […]
A New Creation
The Apostle Paul wrote several times about what is necessary for salvation. Have you been saved? By God saved? Or are you merely hoping you “got it right”? Can you explain to someone else what the Bible requires for salvation? Paul wrote to make sure we know. ¨Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is […]
Who We Are
Who we are matters. What we say we believe, matters less. This is easy to understand. In a court of law, does it really matter (at all) that the killer says he did not do it, if the dead body is found with his DNA on it and three credible witnesses say they saw him […]
Imagine Your Evil – Unrestrained
The Holy Spirit restrains evil. For now. But the day will come when those restraints will be loosed. Can you imagine what your city will look like, when evil is unrestrained: your neighborhood, your PTA, your local road driving etiquettes, your state lawmakers, your governor’s oversight, your congressional laws passed, your presidential degrees? 2 Thessalonians […]
Don´t Let It
Romans 6:12 “Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body” Life is a series of choices. What you choose is up to you. Choosing to follow Jesus is a choice. Choosing to reject Jesus is a choice. Choosing to sin is a choice. Choosing to obey Jesus is a choice. Your basic choice […]
If I Were To Let Sin Reign In My Body
Romans 6:12 “Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body” If I were to let sin reign in my body, then… I would water my lawn any day or hour during drought restrictions I would under-report my income to the IRS I would pay my workers as little as I could possibly […]
What Jesus Thinks
I want to know what Jesus thinks. Father God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit, the great God three-in-one! God is in charge. He created all. Why would one not want to know what Jesus thinks! Do you know what Jesus thinks? Over the centuries the Bible was put together by God – precisely so we […]
Peaceful Easy Feeling
How peaceful, lying here at night, knowing all is well with Christ my Lord. What an incredibly peaceful, easy feeling I have in my inner soul. The Bible tells me I am right with God. I have been born again. I am a new creature now, changed by God, made brand new — and I […]
Colossians 3:12-17
12 So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; 13 bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. 14 Beyond all these things put […]
Colossians 3:5-10
5 Therefore consider the members of your earthly body as dead to: immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry. 6 For it is because of these things that the wrath of God will come upon the sons of disobedience, 7 and in them you also once walked, when you were living […]
Put It On
Are you born again? Then… put it on and let it in… Colossians 3:5-25 God created you able to do so much, now that you are born again and created brand new inside (1 Corinthians 5:19). Now that you are brand new inside, you don’t have to let your old nature act out with what […]
Nothing
When it comes to my eternal soul there is nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, worth losing my soul over. Luke 9:25 For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits himself? […]
Dream a Little Dream of Me
The lovely, lilting song, one of my all-time favorites, (listen on YouTube:) “Dream A Little Dream Of Me“, illustrates how so many live their life. always dreaming always longing nite is fading but they’re still longing A life lived dreaming and longing, is a life unfulfilled, wasted and worthless in the end. And in the […]
Dreams and Visions
I woke up this morning (that was a good thing) and had a song singing in my head (which I haven’t sung in years and years!). It was encouraging to me. I had asked the Lord for encouragement. I think maybe He gave me this song in my sleep? I am currently reading a great […]
Fear This
There are a few things in life that you sure as hell need to fear. Ever really thought about this? Right in our neighborhood there was a dog who lived in a cage. This monster weighed over 200 pounds. Massive. He would lunge at us with horrible sounds as my wife and I did our […]
Prove Me Wrong
The plan of God for the ages has been shown to us in the God-inspired writings collected into the book called the Bible. If we draw near, if we read for ourselves, if we examine the truths therein — it is then clear what God has been doing throughout the history of mankind, and we […]
World of Difference
It will make a world of difference which “god” you choose to follow. Bob Dylan had it right with his song, “Gotta Serve Somebody“. “You’re gonna have to serve somebody….” Who you gonna chose? Who are you following? You may be an ambassador to England or France You may like to gamble, you might like […]
Want It
I want it. I´ve got to want it, to get it. I never get anywhere unless I want it. I’ve got to want it – to get anything in life. There are of course those random flukes, like lottery wins – although even that I’d have to want it… and go buy a ticket. No […]
Lost I Came To Him
Oh the wonder of that love of our fathomless Creator, to save me in spite of my self-centered soul. Lost and rebellious, He chose me. Pursued and wooed, what mystery – grace. I said yes to Creator God. To know Him… is to love Him. I had to say yes to such love. How could […]
One Day He’s Coming
Source: Preceptaustin from August 26, 2015 at 9:30am O GLORIOUS DAY – One in thirty New Testament passages refer either directly or indirectly to the Second Coming of "the… Posted by Preceptaustin on Wednesday, August 26, 2015 O GLORIOUS DAY – One in thirty New Testament passages refer either directly or indirectly to the Second Coming […]
Who Do You Think You Are?
…Who’s in charge here? Who on earth do you think you are? Ever hear that from your Dad when you were a kid? Good question. It usually put me in my place really fast. It was like, “Do you think YOU are the Dad here!?” Dad’s are in charge when it comes to kids, at […]
The Dumbass Lamb
Dumb is as dumb does, not as dumb could have been. The dumb lamb is exactly what God created him to be. And I tend to think that God created the lamb, as-is, in order to illustrate to us just how we look! God characterizes us Christians as lambs, and the Devil as a roaring […]
Looking at Others
What do you think of others? Do you size-them-up: know their sins and think less of them, or think they are great because you like how they look or like how much they have? The Apostle Paul gives us a great insight into how we should observe others, how we should think of others. 15 Christ […]
Logs
My 3 year old grandson, Levi, was busily building log contraptions on the floor of our living room after Christmas. Two little older cousins were also there playing. We adults were chatting at the dining table nearby. Out of the blue Levi says, “Hey guys, did you know that Jesus died on a cross for […]
Let Not
Let not When trouble surrounds me, when I am stressed – I find peace by not letting my heart be fussed, not letting myself be afraid …of whatever it is. I have to consciously choose peace. Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give […]
Character Health
Character Health Video Clips by Steve Scheibner (recently earned a PHD in Parenting!) ¨Character health is what Christlikeness looks like in practice!¨ Note: This page is an unabashed promotional for these absolutely terrific series by Steve Scheibner (married with 8 children; was an actively deployed Navy pilot). This email was compiled by an interested visitor […]