March 2012 Blog Posts (112)

Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You for Your love and goodness to me. You have been very patient and merciful to me. Lord, I need that same love and mercy towards others. Father, I ask You to remove all deceit from my heart and cleanse me so that I might have a pure heart before You. Lord, deliver our nation of deceit and lying. Help us all to keep our word, when we give it to someone. Restore truth to our land. We desire truth to abide in our homes and our businesses. Lord, I also ask that…

WHAT ARE WE REALLY SAYING WHEN WE SAY "I CARE"? WHEN SOMEONE IS HURTING, ARE WE SAYING BECAUSE WE REALLY DO CARE? OR ARE WE SAYING IT BECAUSE WE JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, SO WE CAN COMPARE IT TO OUR PROBLEM AND OUR SITUATIONS TO SEE HOW MUCH MORE YOU ARE HURTING THAN I AM,. OR IS OUR HEARTS SO FULL OF OUR OWN SITUATIONS, CIRCUMSTANCES, AND PROBLEMS, THAT WE DO NOT REALLY CARE ABOUT YOU, OR WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH, WE JUST WANT TO HEAR SOMEONE ELSES SAD TALE OF WOE., TO MAKE…

What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? (Rom 6:1-2)

Every nation and generation in history has had its own unique sin that deceived multitudes and has defined them as a nation, in the Middle East, the Far East and Asia its false religion, idol and animal worship and as we all have seen many of these religions have brought about persecution, hatred and even the death of those that…

Amos 3:6-8 “Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it? Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets. The lion hath roared, who will not fear? The Lord God hath spoken, who can but prophesy?”

Shall a warning of danger be sounded in the cities of this world and the people not fear? Shall disaster befall multitudes and the Lord God not ordains it as…

Tit 2:11-15, “For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke…

Dear Heavenly Father, I am grateful for Your love and mercy in my life. I thank You that You were patient with me when I failed and lost my temper in times past. I am grateful that I have now been delivered from resentment and an unrestrained temper. May I be gracious to those who are still having problems in this area. Lord, deliver all of Your people from lying and anger so that we can truly love one another. Give us Your love for one another, so that the world will see us walking hand…

Those who would establish any other way to heaven than what the gospel of Christ reveals, will find themselves wretchedly mistaken. The apostle presses upon the Galatians a due sense of their guilt in forsaking the gospel way of justification; yet he reproves with tenderness, and represents them as drawn into it by the arts of some that troubled them. In reproving others, we should be faithful, and yet endeavour to restore them in the spirit of meekness. Some would set up the works of the…

Paul’s Prayer for Spiritual Growth

14 When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, 15the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth. 16 I pray that from His glorious, unlimited resources He will empower you with inner strength through His Spirit. 17 Then Christ will make His home in your hearts as you trust in Him. Your roots will grow down into God’s…

The epistle is sent from Paul; he only was the penman of it. And, because there were some among the Galatians who endeavoured to lessen his character and authority, in the front of it he gives a general account both of his office and of the manner in which he was called to it, which afterwards, in this and the following chapter, he enlarges more upon. As to his office, he was an apostle. He is not afraid to style himself so, though his enemies would scarcely allow him this title: and, to let…

Isn't it ironic. . .

An old man turned ninety-eight

He won the lottery and died the next day…

The apostle clears himself from the charge of levity and inconstancy, in not coming to Corinth. Good men should be careful to keep the reputation of sincerity and constancy; they should not resolve, but on careful thought; and they will not change unless for weighty reasons. Nothing can render God's promises more certain: his giving them through Christ, assures us they are his…

Dear Heavenly Father, I am grateful for Your constant provision. You have never failed me, Lord and I know that You never will. You are a faithful God, and I ask You to help me to trust You before my answer arrives. Lord, You are my source, and I know as I continue to look to You, I need never to worry about how You will provide. I just know that You will. Guard my mouth and remind me to speak what Your Word says about my situation. Deliver me from every vestige of fear, and fill me with…

There are people who believe that holding on and never giving up a hopeless relationship is an evidence of strength. I respect the decision of those people who decide to persevere, but as for myself, I now see it more as a display of strength to finally give up a hopeless relationship.…

At sundown of that same day, thirteen men met to celebrate the Passover in a great gray hall, in an upper room in a house on Mount Zion, in the northeast corner of Jerusalem. In the tall-roofed chamber, with heavy beams holding up the ceiling, the only furnishings were rattan divans and a long oaken table, on which tall candles were burning.  The flickering flames played upon the sturdy…

Though, as a sinner, the apostle could only rejoice and glory in Christ Jesus, yet, as a believer, he might rejoice and glory in being really what he professed. Conscience witnesses concerning the steady course and tenor of the life. Thereby we may judge ourselves, and not by this or by that single act. Our conversation will be well ordered, when we live and act under such a gracious principle in the heart. Having this, we may leave our characters in the Lord's hands, but using proper means…

We are encouraged to come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. The Lord is able to give peace to the troubled conscience, and to calm the raging passions of the soul. These blessings are given by him, as the Father of his redeemed family. It is our Saviour who says, Let not your heart be troubled. All comforts come from God, and our sweetest comforts are in him. He speaks peace to souls by granting the free remission of sins; and he…

For just one day, I'd like to see

a tour of God's throne room and His glassy sea.

Or perhaps to take a leisurely stroll

among heavenly streets made from purest gold.

Maybe I'd glimpse the pearly gates,

to find out who is really standing in wait.

Another option would be to find

the stately mansion that's eventually mine.

But seeing the Savior from afar

and observing the glory of the Morning Star,

would focus my attention solely on Him

and stir my…

Oh, my Lord...



Once again I'm dirty with sin.

I need to cleanse my fallen mind

with the beauty of your Word.



My desire is turned towards You -

Yet my flesh remains weak,

reflecting  a lack of discipline.



Please chastise me, your child

and spare not your rod of correction.

Cover me with your forgiveness and grace

as I begin anew each day, trying to mature.



Oh, my Lord... please cleanse me.

-Joe…

The compassionate Christ

paid the price

by making himself

the ultimate sacrifice

to make things right

so that we can have

eternal life.