The Lord maintains personal control over His Church down to the level of individual churches, and all the way down to the level of the leadership itself. Our church leadership needs our prayers and support because they have a solemn task to perform and a very high level of accountability before the Great Shepherd Himself. … Continue reading Jesus the Great Shepherd
Category: godliness
A Layman’s Thoughts on Revelation 1:4-5a
In greeting the seven churches, John spends more time speaking about the God Who greets them than he does talking about the churches being greeted because the focus of the church should be on God. Revelation 1:4-8 (4) John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him … Continue reading A Layman’s Thoughts on Revelation 1:4-5a
Spiritually Near-Sighted
Fools don’t always appear foolish. While some are obviously foolish because they are just plain stupid, many are quite distinguished. They are powerful; they are influential; they are cunning; they can be very well-connected; they can even be very wise in their chosen field. What they lack is biblical perspective. They are spiritually near-sighted.
If Only I Had…
How many times have you looked back on your life and thought: “If only I had done ____ life would have worked out so much differently for me!” Much of our lives are predicated on the big “If’s” we face. Solomon sought to save his son a life of regrets and “If-only-I-had’s” in this second … Continue reading If Only I Had…
Every Word of God is Pure
“Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him” (Proverbs 30:5). "Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law" (Romans 3:31). When Paul made this statement in Romans, he was making it clear that faith in God’s grace … Continue reading Every Word of God is Pure
Grace in Waves 