So Haman came in, and the king asked him, “What shall be done for the man whom the king delights to honor?”
Now Haman thought in his heart, “Whom would the king delight to honor more than me?” Esther 6:6 Continue reading
Jealousy
Memorable Scripture: That Person
Yet all this avails me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate. Esther 5:13 Continue reading
Memorable Scripture: Praise leads to God – Jealousy leads to Sin.
So the women sang as they danced, and said: “Saul has slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands.”
Then Saul was very angry, and the saying displeased him; and he said, “They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed only thousands. Now what more can he have but the kingdom?” So Saul eyed David from that day forward. 1 Samuel 18:7-9 Continue reading
Don’t repeat Cain’s mistake!
And in the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to the Lord. Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord respected Abel and his offering, but He did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell. Gen 4:3-5
This doesn’t belong in the Father’s House
You know the story of the Prodigal Son. That’s the young man that wanted his inheritance early, before dad died, and then moved away and wasted it all.
After a bout with some of the filthiest work imaginable Continue reading
A Message of Death – A Message of LIFE
“Did we not strictly command you not to teach in this name?” Acts 5:28
Sinful living and false religions all have a major problem with the word of God – it won’t go away and it won’t be silenced.
Those that commit sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these are determined to end any message that would call their lifestyle sinful.
Of course any government official that lives contrary to the scripture will take offense when a pastor takes to the pulpit with the word of God and preaches against such sin.
The Islamic world has made a remedy for them that dare preach Jesus – death. In countries with high populations of Muslims, they are the majority and with the approval of their governing officials, they can imprison, try, and kill “infidels” that preach the Gospel of Jesus.
High populations of other religions can do the same.
What is unique about pure Christianity is it preaches life, not death! Of course in the message there is the condemnation and death of all that sin,
For the wages of sin is death! Rom 6:23
But the same message is tempered with
the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Rom 6:23
It is not a message of purely condemnation of a lifestyle or belief – it is THE MESSAGE OF SALVATION!
Abba, Your name is life. Your way is life. Though the world may choose death, I choose to tell them about Life. In Jesus name, YES&AMEN
Being Jealous
I learned another great lesson the other day.
I was talking with one of the young ladies in church about using her in a photo shoot. It didn’t seem like the weather was going to cooperate so I had to try and reschedule.
I offered an alternative day but she told me that another photographer was taking her pictures on that day. Continue reading
What About Him?
Peter asked Jesus, “What about him, Lord?” John 21:21 NLT
What about him?
That question from Peter is one that we ask every day about someone at work, in church, or at school.
I do believe more people worry about other people than they worry about themselves! Continue reading
Morning Thought with Pastor Tim 