The Strength to Endure

endureYesterdays Morning Thought was about the courage to stand in the face of temptation.
Today I want to continue along those lines.

First, a word of caution from God’s word Continue reading

What does it mean to “take up your cross”?

take up cross8Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross daily, and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. Luke 9:23-24 Continue reading

The REAL Walking Dead!

people-walking-in-cityFor the past few days I’ve been looking at the scripture pertaining to the resurrection of the dead in Christ and how the world may view this event as some zombie apocalypse or walking dead.

As a final thought I’d like to reveal there are already “walking dead” among us. Continue reading

The Godly Man Helps the Failing Man.

iron sharpens ironBeing a Godly man it is your calling and obligation to help others.
It is written as iron sharpens iron so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend. Prov 27:17

When David failed at maintaining his godliness, someone had to help sharpen his countenance. Continue reading

What you learn (without being taught)

inheritYou are a vast product of those before you.
You carry within you the ability to do good or evil through the inherited properties of your parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and so on.
This is not an excuse for bad behavior Continue reading

Sinful desires addressed.

lustA friend of mine sent me an article called “Gay People Don’t Go To Hell For Being Gay”. You can read it at that link.
My friend wanted to know what I thought.

I read the article and then sent my response. Then posted my response as today’s Morning Thought.(I apologize for any grammatical errors; I was writing in a hurry and on-the-fly!) Continue reading

Don’t shift the blame!

blameCan sin be blamed on someone else or is it the responsibility of the individual?
The answer is obvious to me; it is an individual. Yet an individual will look for a way to explain it or place the blame elsewhere. Continue reading

You need an offering.

offering4While watching a new Ten Commandments movie, I was reading my Bible at the same time just to check up on one of the details of the movie that I didn’t remember reading in the Bible. (You know how that artistic license goes!) Continue reading

There’s no comparison!

compareI want to continue with a look into Cain’s family.
Cain had little regard for serving God and offered a sacrifice but his heart was not in it.
Cain had little regard for human life and killed his own brother.
Cain had little regard for salvation and did not repent. Continue reading

Salvation is…

salvation isSalvation is easy!
Jesus has done all the hard work when He gave Himself for you on the cross. Continue reading