The significance or importance of the truth. Reality: When the truth of God and His Word are diminished, we die. Every truth that is honest and pure was established before the creation of man. The truth did not evolve or mature, like man; it is the central thought and action of its Creator, almighty God. “Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth” (John 17:17). Every truth has originated from the same entity or source, GOD! God is the One that gives the truth its authority and purpose. If we choose to live abundant lives, we must be obedient [Read More…]
BOUGHT WITH A PRICE… Bought With a Price … When I think about this world and all that it means in the life of mankind, how it promises to reward all those who are willing to heed its call, to fall down and worship; I am left in a quandary. What am I to do, and where am I to go? The promise of complete fulfillment and pleasure are alluring, they seem to be the best of what life has to offer. “Again, the devil take-eth him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of [Read More…]
Truth, the only remedy; forgiveness the only hope … Where do you find any good in justifying the perverse or in distorting the truth? How do you give true comfort by condoning evil or make a man’s plight less burdensome by pretending to agree? Pacification is not a remedy nor is consent a cure. Faith in all things mortal is troublesome and foolish. To rely upon man for your deliverance is shaky and unpredictable, only a fool will think himself more high and noble than he really is or could ever hope to be. True compassion is not bitter or [Read More…]
God loves me so much that He only has my well being at heart; He wants to be the supreme leader of my life. That does not mean that I will not have difficult times in my life. It does mean that He will be with me through those times and that I will be granted insight into His eternal love and protection by having to go through those times. If we consider the things we are compelled to endure as difficult and painful, of what merit is it if God sees them as important and redeeming? When I see [Read More…]
Artist Personal Profile… You may be somewhat curious about my music and to answer some of your questions, I have included this short profile. As you have already guessed I am not a professional, but I simply do what I do because I love doing it and I feel it is what God has called me to do. I am retired and have been doing my music for only about 10 years. I began writing a short time after the death of my mother and I attribute my writing to the influence she had on me. I have had no [Read More…]
There are so many things that I could relate to you that express the true benevolence of a righteous God, of a loving Savior. God’s ways are without question and His demands are without reproach. The only sorrow of God is the sorrow He shows for our lack of understanding and for our disobedience. He does not error or do those things that are worthy of repentance. As the Bible states, God cannot sin (Hebrews 4:15). The shortest verse in the Bible, John 11:35, “Jesus wept”, reveals His ardent passion and His undying love and devotion for all His children. [Read More…]
Y O U, a word that describes the total sum of whom and what you are. YOU can be profound or ordinary. YOU can be amazingly complex or basically simple. No matter what Y O U happens to be, YOU are important and unique. The term, YOU, can be made up of one, just you alone; or you and the selfish, self-seeking part of you; or it will be made up of many parts: YOU and your personal beliefs and convictions; YOU and your ability and desire to love and to be useful; YOU and your personal, all-powerful, all-loving [Read More…]
GET EXCITED ABOUT EACH NEW DAY! If you are going to experience victory in your life you need to recognize that each day is a gift from God. Be enthusiastic about living each day to the max. The bible says, “This is the day that the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. (Psalm 118:24) PUT SOME GRATITUDE IN YOUR ATITUDE! Make a list. Write down all the good things in your life. Things that you take for granted like being able to see, hear, family, friends, work. You will see that you really have [Read More…]
from the book: Choosing the abundant Life, by GLH The most wonderful gift of life is to love and to be loved. God created us to love and to be loved because it is in loving that we find the true meaning of completion. When you can get past that point of selfish expectation, then you will experience what true mercy and compassion is all about. Love is the solution to all things good, righteous, and holy. There is never anything harmful found in love; it always seeks to forgive, bind up, and restore. Love is eager to meet the [Read More…]
We are living in troubled times. Man through his impertinence has created a state of crisis. We have pushed God so far from our consciousness that we cannot see Him as an answer when He is in fact the only solution. What is so difficult with our accepting the truth and allowing God to meet all of our needs? How do we get ourselves out of the predicaments we have created when our pride and insolence cause us to desire those things that draw us deeper into life’s uncertainty? As we search for an answer, why do we become so [Read More…]