20100718 “Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God” (1 Jn. 5:5). Christians are described as overcomers of the world through their belief in Jesus. King David in Psalm 34 having “tasted the goodness of the… Read More »We Are Overcomers
20100711 Psalm 30 is a Psalm of Thanksgiving by King David to God for deliverance flowing out of the suffering he went through. The Psalm is also a call to all Christians to be thankful for who God is and what He has done for… Read More »God Is Good – All The Time
20100627 “All” is a small word, but it means “everything”. Jeremiah 35:10 (KJV) reads: “We …have done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.” In the NIV, the word “all” reads as “everything”. Just three letters – but “all” signifies totality and completeness. And… Read More »Obedience and Integrity
20100620 Sometimes obedience to God means having the guts to stick out like a sore thumb – like when the Patriarch Noah built the ark. Noah’s ark – estimated at about 450 feet long, 75 feet wide and 45 feet high (converting the Bible cubit… Read More »Noah Obeyed God
20100613 Isaac was about 16 when Abraham, tested by God, took him on a journey to sacrifice him “as a burnt offering on one of the mountains” (Gen. 22:2) that God would point out to him. You cannot help but wonder what Abraham was thinking then. Did… Read More »Abraham Obeyed God
20100606 Jesus takes pleasure in obeying God the Father; taking pleasure in obedience is the secret to having the joy of obedience. Firstly, Jesus could take pleasure in obeying God because His substance – or whole being – was tied up in God’s Word. He… Read More »The Joy Of Obedience
20100530 When the “bondservant John” (Rev. 1:1) saw this “Great White Throne” scene recorded for us in Revelation 20, it was an awesome sight. Even the “Earth and sky fled from His presence, and there was no place for them” (Rev. 20:11). In today’s language we can probably say… Read More »The Lamb's Book Of Life
20100523 “He’s coming soon, He’s coming soon; with joy we welcome His returning; It may be morn, it may be night or noon – we know He’s coming soon.” This simple chorus, sung to the tune of “Aloha Oe”, in my early days as a… Read More »Jesus Is Coming – Soon
20100516 There are many passages in the Bible that warn believers against falling away from the Christian faith, a process known as apostasy. The Apostle Paul prophesied that there will be apostasy before the end of the age (2 Thess. 2:3). This is important because our… Read More »Sure and Steadfast
20100509 Any person who enjoys American television crime and legal dramas such as The Practice, Law and Order and Boston Legal knows how integral the courtroom trial and the final verdict are to the excitement and satisfaction of the storyline. A sigh of relief is… Read More »No Condemnation Now
