Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. Psalm 23:4 ESV Part 1, we talked about how God intends to rule His creation perfectly, providing for that creation’s every need, even if it …
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The 23rd Psalm Part 1 of 3
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Psalm 23:1-3 ESV How many times have you heard the 23rd Psalm memorialized in movies and culture that it just …
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Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me, even if he dies, will live. Everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” John 11:25-26 CSB We tend to get so caught up in the day-in-day-out hustle and bustle that we …
Read More »Satan Believes in all the Right Stuff, What Makes You Different than him?
You believe that God is one. Good! Even the demons believe- and shudder. Senseless person! Are you willing to learn that faith without works is useless? James 2:19-20 CSB This may sound offensive to you, but Satan really does have more knowledge about God and who He is than you …
Read More »Patience in Waiting for God
Jacob, why do you say, and Israel, why do you assert: “My way is hidden from the LORD, and my claim is ignored by my God?” Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the whole earth. He never becomes faint …
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Who do I have in heaven but you? And I desire nothing on earth but you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart, my portion forever. Psalm 73:25-26 CSB When I first heard a preacher discuss these verses above, it was absolutely …
Read More »Being Weak in a Time of Monsters
Therefore, so that I would not exalt myself, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to torment me so that I would not exalt myself. Concerning this, I pleaded with the Lord three times that it would leave me. But he said to me, “My grace is …
Read More »What is Truth?
All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 CSB “‘What is truth?’ said Pilate” is what John 18:38 CSB states. The late …
Read More »The ‘Foolishness’ of the Gospel
For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing but it is the power of God to us who are being saved. For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will set aside the intelligence of the intelligent. Where is …
Read More »The Sermon on the Mount and Matthew’s Gospel: What’s it all about?
When the disciples heard this, they were utterly astonished and asked, “Then who can be saved?” Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:25-26 CSB I love all of the Bible, but I’ve always loved Matthew’s Gospel …
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