Giving in to the dictates of an evil society can cause nothing but harm. To dilute the honest and pure with the many things this world hopes to achieve can in no way be considered wise or prudent. Hating the things of God is not showing wisdom and denying His gift will not put you in a place of peace and total comfort. The reality of God’s undeniable truth cannot be altered or escaped; it will find you saved or lost, accepted or denied. There is no way to remove God from His place of authority or service. How [Read More…]
As I write, even now I am being made more aware of the necessity or importance of God. For our example, let us say that the existence of God is not in doubt but he has not provided us a future home called Heaven. Let us say that He was not willing to die for all men. We did not have that hope that He has provided us known as Heaven, Heaven, the very best of it all, the reward or future home of all the faithful. If Heaven did not exist, in what would we base our reason or [Read More…]
Life in Perspective… PART TWO PREFACE: The faithfulness of God is without admonishment; He will always be found reliable and without reproach. Given what you might consider a mixed bag of life’s probabilities, I was given the two extremes of my options, and it then became my responsibility to choose. Choosing was the most difficult part of life for me because in choosing I was forced to give up many of those things I wanted to experience. I wanted to follow God’s will for my life but the harder I tried the more I seemed to fail. For years I [Read More…]
A Message from God… It’s all God. It’s All God, Sunday, November 11, 2007, 7:13:50 AM My life is of no value without you Lord. If you do not lead, I have no one to follow; if I can not follow, than I have no where to go because I have not been given the power to lead. I know what is expected of me, but I am not complete in and of myself, I must wait upon the Lord. I need to do what is expected of me if I am to be successful or at peace. I do [Read More…]
Depending on God Recently I wrote a song, I’m depending on you Lord, and as I find myself going through a difficult day, that thought and song is brought to mind. I know that life will not always be simple and fair, but when I take a really good look at it, I am left over-whelmed and amazed. Knowing myself for the creative person that I am; I have many aspirations and ambitions, but when it comes to what I really accomplish, I fall amazingly short of all that I seek to achieve. As I have grown older I have [Read More…]
To lift you up in life my greatest treasure To honor you is life’s only reward No better thought can give what I desire To walk with you my Savior and my Lord I long to be someone that you can use Lord Someone that has your power in his hand Making the way I go to be completely The way that you desire you command To lift you up in life my greatest treasure To honor you is life’s only reward No better thought can give what I desire To walk with you my Savior and my [Read More…]
Intimacy… We were created in the likeness and image of God; and, God, in His intimate plan for man, yearns to be loved and adored (Matthew 23:37). For any relationship to be exceptional and life giving, intimacy must be an essential part. The problem in society today is that everything is taken out of context; and, we use our worldly desires to justify our sinful passions and lust. Personal intimacy, or the act of being intimate, has nothing to do with sexual impropriety or perversion; and, no matter how hard we try to justify our inappropriate actions, God will hold [Read More…]
The self-justification of man is never more powerful or judicial than the absolute command or “thou shall not” of almighty God. Abstinence from sin is always the best insurance from corruption and moral decay. Once you leave that place of innocence, you can never go back. You must accept the consequences and the penalties for doing so. Saying no to sin can never be classified as foolish; and, it will never leave you empty and hurting. The enticing of the mind will always be tempting and alluring; but, yielding to its folly will never be a way to triumph [Read More…]