Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.” Mark 14:38
I don’t want to sin against God!
That is my spirit talking. My spirit is strong in the decision not to sin against God, my wife, my family, my church, or anyone else. Continue reading
Do you have the courage to stand for Christ – to stand for virtue and morality?
Christians are redeemed by Christ but not immune from temptation. But with the help of the Holy Spirit it is easier to fight off temptations.
So do you have the courage to face temptation and say, “No!”? Continue reading
Pilate said to Him, “What is truth?” John 18:38
It is the question that everyone wants answered.
You are living in a world that says one thing is the truth and then will change it to the opposite and declare the truth again. Continue reading
I got up late this morning and had to repost a previous Morning Thought.
I remember in high school that we had to do some weight training. Everyone got a turn at bench pressing; some were able to push up 200 lbs. while others only managed 90 lbs.
I found myself somewhere in between lifting around 130 lbs. Continue reading
If you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured by the sword Isa 1:20
Those words were spoken to Israel during the days of Isaiah. It was a warning to repent from the path the nation was taking. That path was leading to destruction. Continue reading
I am an addict!
I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate. Continue reading
Today’s Morning Thought is coming from my front porch. For Linda and me, this is one of our most favorite spots.
We live in the middle of 20 acres around 400-feet off of a Farm-to-Market road. If four cars drove by at one time I would consider that rush hour! Continue reading
…they did not like to retain God in their knowledge… Rom 1:28
God messes up things for sin! His word and His believers interfere with a sinful lifestyle.
You can say what you want about God being love – and He is – but He is also a God of wrath as written in the same chapter. (cf. Rom 1:18) Continue reading
Last night at church there was a question about Revelation. To be honest, I’m not sure it was answered.
If you have ever read the book, then you know some of the difficulties and the imagery involved.
Some things are pretty easy, like seeing a Lamb as though it had been slain (Rev 5:6) is obviously a reference to Jesus the Messiah Savior. Continue reading
I have a daughter that lives just north of Dallas. She is married and has a son, Barrett. We call him Bear.
I am thankful they do not live in California or New York, where it would take an airliner to get us there and those visits would be few and very far between.
And still it is difficult to make the 4-hour trip very often. Continue reading
Morning Thought with Pastor Tim 