Submit To God, Resist the Devil

1 Peter 5:5-11 Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for (b) God resist the proud, but gives grace to the humble. (6) Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due…

Freedom

Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, John 8:31-36 31 Then…

The Dash Between Birth And Death Dates

We all have a birth date and, barring being raptured, a death date. What you and I do with the dash between those two dates determines the course that our life takes when our course ends. Will people be able to say that there is no doubt that you and I were Christians who now…

Stay Rooted and Grounded

Apr. 30: It is a true blessing to belong to a Peer Group of fellow followers of Jesus Christ. We pray for one another, encourage one another, laugh with one another, and hold one another accountable for resisting temptation and striving to live out our God ordained purpose. As believers, we must also realize that…

Fighting To Win

I Timothy 6:12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. As a youngster, growing up in the late 80’s and early 90’s, I bore witness to the rise of boxing great, “Iron” Mike Tyson. I can remember…

Quantity Over Quality

As we look around at our society the ideal of having a high quality of life is being defined by many people as: having a massive bank account, living in a lavish home with all of the furnishings, driving the latest vehicle, having a great physique, being able to take vacations to exotic locations, and…

The Two Hidden Agendas in Your Life

There are always two agendas in operation in your life at any given time. Especially if you have the nerve to actually pursue and seek after your God-given purpose.  Think not that it will be … Source: The Two Hidden Agendas in Your Life

The Trial of Mankind

Hebrews 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: These are just my thoughts of how a trial might go in the spirit realm. THE PROSECUTION: (Job 1:6;9-11, Revelation 12:10) Satan: You created Adam and Eve in your image, bestowed upon them great wisdom, and gave them…

“Is this all there is?” (Part 3 of “Does Everything Happen for a Reason”)

Originally posted on Elihu's Corner:
This is the third part of the series, “Does Everything Happen for a reason?” To read the previous post, click here. Processed with VSCOcam with hb2 preset “What we would here and now call our ‘happiness’ is not the end God chiefly has in view: but when we are such as…

Does the presence of evil negate the power of God?

Originally posted on Elihu's Corner:
This post is part 2 of the series, “Does Everything Happen for a Reason?” To read the previous post, click here. “If there is a God, why do bad things happen?” “If God is so powerful, then why was this ruler able to murder all these people?” “God doesn’t…