NO UNCONTESTED GROUND “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” – Ephesians 6:12 C.S. Lewis said there is not one inch of uncontested ground on this earth. There […]
IN THE BEGINNING In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 This is where you are today – in the beginning, in the world God created, in His kingdom here on earth, in His will here on earth as it is in heaven. Not in the world Satan has taken over […]
REVELATION ‘Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat down on them,’[a] nor any scorching heat. 17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; ‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’[b] ‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’ […]
A THANKSGIVING PRAYER “But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift.” – Ephesians 4:7 Lord, I pray you give all of us who read this word a greater measure of grace to have a thankful heart this week.
WHAT IS TRUTH? Truth is in great dispute in these presidential elections. Clinton states she speaks the truth; Trump says truth resides in his corner of the world. They can’t both be right. Perhaps neither of them is right. Pilate asked, “What is the truth?” in John 18:38. He should have asked who is the […]
MONDAY NIGHT PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE Who won the presidential debate Monday night? The answer to that question depends on your world view. But here is something more important than your world view, and that can be found in the 5th chapter of Joshua. Joshua was on a surveillance mission before attacking Jericho when he met a […]
THE BREAD OF LIFE Two weeks ago, I was meditating on the meaning of the cross, when the Holy Spirit put into my mind the 53rd verse of the 6th chapter of the gospel of John: “Jesus said to them, ‘I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man […]
CONVICTED Reflections on Psalm 139 I sin against You, Lord. I awake in the early morning and spend the first hour with You. Then, far too often, I get caught up in the world and my own self-centered thoughts. BUT: “Where can I go from Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence?” When […]
THE SECOND ADAM All men and women are descended from the first Adam – in the natural world. We follow his sinful ways until we meet the second Adam, Jesus Christ, and accept Him as our leader and representative before the Father – in the spiritual world. How joyful our lives would be if that […]
TWO LIVES Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. – John 12:25 We have two lives within us – the natural life and the spiritual life. We are to love the second and take little account of (hate) the […]