I grabbed my camera quickly as I often do to capture the beautiful scenery for the next day’s post before I lost the opportunity. This time it was of Canadian geese that had returned to an early spring. I admired their beauty as I swiftly focused and grabbed the shot. “Perfect”, I said to […]
“Then the Lord said, “Because this people draw near with their words And honor Me with their lip service, But they remove their hearts far from Me, And their reverence for Me consists of tradition learned by rote, Therefore behold, I will once again deal marvelously with this people, wondrously marvelous; And the wisdom of […]
Salvation is found when Christ’s righteousness is imputed to us by faith. With our heart, we believe in Christ and His finished work. With our bodies, specifically our mouth, we confess that Jesus is Lord. Salvation is not the result of our work to earn favor with God. For this is impossible. Instead with God […]
There is a stinging truth that our pride often prevents us from seeing the depths of wickedness in our hearts. We make light of our sin and the sacrifice that was made to atone for it. We think of ourselves more highly than we ought. Sometimes we even intentionally sin ignoring the magnitude of the […]
As I read these verses, my heart was filled with gratitude that I can spend time in God’s word just about any time I want to. I, like you, have access to multiple translations physical and digital and even audio. No excuses! We have access! I love the plan of our Father that He […]
There is no doubt that our situation can overwhelm us. It can cause our emotions to spiral to a place of anger, frustration, hopelessness, and despair. We can feel ourselves sinking in the water instead of being on top with Jesus. It is in these times that we don’t “feel” God is present or caring. […]
There is nothing new under the sun. This proverb is timeless for sure! From the beginning it was intended that God would be the ultimate desire of our hearts. We were designed to delight in His law, precepts, and statutes. Take a close look at verse 3. Sacrifice is an outward expression of an […]
Jeremiah tells us that the heart is deceitful above all else and is desperately sick. We cannot fool the LORD. He sees right to our core and tests us according to absolute truth and fact. What hope is there then if we are desperately sick at the heart of our being? Our hope lies […]