How Many Years

Deut 11:20-21 20 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates, 21 so that your days and the days of your children may be many in the land the LORD swore to give your ancestors, as many as the days that the heavens are above the earth. NIV I don’t know about you,Continue reading “How Many Years”

Galatians 1:4 Age

Galatians 1:4 who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,  We in the West often frame idea and concepts from an individual point of view. We ask, “How does this affect me?” rather than “How does this affect us?” ButContinue reading “Galatians 1:4 Age”

Nations? – Revelation 21:26

Revelation 21:26 The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it. Have you ever wondered what would happen to everything that was created to the glory of God now when the earth gets renewed at the end of the ages? Does everything that is part of this world get eliminated and weContinue reading “Nations? – Revelation 21:26”

Strange Creatures – Revelation 4:8

Revelation 4:8 Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around even under its wings. Day and night they never stop saying: “‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty,’ who was, and is, and is to come.” There are some strange creatures in this world. I sawContinue reading “Strange Creatures – Revelation 4:8”

Exclusive – 1 John 5:5

1 John 5:5 Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. All Truth is exclusionary. The simple fundamentals of logic teach us this. If A=B, and B≠C, then A≠C. When there are true things, then there are also things that aren’t true. Despite whatContinue reading “Exclusive – 1 John 5:5”

Contentment – 1 Timothy 6:19

1 Timothy 6:19 In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life. Wealth management. I think too often we spend too much time on poverty management! At least that was my life forContinue reading “Contentment – 1 Timothy 6:19”

Pot Luck – 2 Thessalonians 2:14

2 Thessalonians 2:14 He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. One thing I do miss about church is the Pot Luck dinners. That vast array of casseroles all laid out before you, So much food and so little time. But it wasContinue reading “Pot Luck – 2 Thessalonians 2:14”

Kill It! – Colossians 3:3

Colossians 3:3 For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. It can be easy to get caught up in the concerns of this world. If we watch the news, or even listen to our neighbors talk, there is so much that can set our hearts and minds adrift. We canContinue reading “Kill It! – Colossians 3:3”

God’s Presence and Temptation – Luke 4:1-2

Luke 4:1-2 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2 where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry.  Many people often think and feel when they are goingContinue reading “God’s Presence and Temptation – Luke 4:1-2”