Archive for June 20, 2012

Thought for the morning of Wed April 6, 2011

Jesus, bearing his cross, went forth to suffer without the gate. The Christian’s reason for leaving the camp of the world’s sin and religion is not because he loves to be singular, but because Jesus did so; and the disciple must follow his Master. Christ was “not of the world:” his life and his testimony were a constant protest against conformity with the world. Never was such overflowing affection for men as you find in him; but still he was separate from sinners. In like manner Christ’s people must “go forth unto him.” They must take their position “without the More >

Our Plans – Part I

Behold, I set before you today a blessing and a curse: the blessing, if you obey the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you today; and the curse, if you do not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside from the way which I command you today, to go after other gods which you have not known. ~ Deuteronomy 11:26-28

In Deuteronomy 11:26-28, God sets before us His basic principles of life. We are presented with a blessing and a cursing. One method to live by is God’s plan, and the other is by our plan. One More >

Do We Need To Protect God?

In Matthew 27:65, Pilate said to the chief priests and Pharisees, “You have a guard; go, make it (the tomb of Jesus) as secure as you know how.”

The Jewish leaders were given the task to guard God as best as they could. Pilate figured if Jesus truly was God, He could take care of Himself. Sometimes in giving the reason we have hope in Jesus Christ, we cross into trying to prove the existence of God. We have never asked anyone to prove our existence so God certainly doesn’t need us to prove His.  When people make irrational assessments and accusations of our Christian faith, More >

Thought for the morning of Wed June 20, 2012

Every sifting comes by divine command and permission. Satan must ask leave before he can lay a finger upon Job. Nay, more, in some sense our siftings are directly the work of heaven, for the text says, “I will sift the house of Israel.” Satan, like a drudge, may hold the sieve, hoping to destroy the corn; but the overruling hand of the Master is accomplishing the purity of the grain by the very process which the enemy intended to be destructive. Precious, but much sifted corn of the Lord’s floor, be comforted by the blessed fact that the Lord More >