"For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe." 1 Thessalonians 2:13 (NKJV) The apostle …
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Being the Prey of Evil
"And judgment is turned away backward, and justice stands afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter. Yea, truth fails; and he that departs from evil makes himself a prey: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased Him that there was no judgment." Isaiah 59:14-15 (KJV)
Lying Lips, Truth, and the LORD
"Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, But counselors of peace have joy. No grave trouble will overtake the righteous, But the wicked shall be filled with evil. Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, But those who deal truthfully are His delight." Proverbs 12:20-22 (NKJV)
Pardons Great Iniquity
"Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will He teach sinners in the way. The meek will He guide in judgment: and the meek will He teach His way. All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep His covenant and His testimonies. For Your name’s sake, O LORD, pardon …
Romans 3:1-8
What Of The Jew? Romans 3:1-8 I. THE COMMITTED WORDS OF GOD (vv. 1-2). A. Christianity owes much to the Jew. 1. Abraham – father of nations. 2. Abraham – friend of God (James 2:23). B. The law, which came through the Jew reveals all to be sinners. C. The precepts of God tell us …
Life Through His Name
There are many things people place as important, and top priority. Parents today place their children as top priority; sometimes even above the relationship between husband and wife - mother and father - and that many times causes breakup in the home. That is for another article. The top priority for any individual should be …
Offended by Jesus
In the United States of America people are easily offended. I will probably offend someone with this post today; but that is on your shoulders, not mine. We have a Constitutional right of Free Speech. That right, however, does not mean that we can say hurtful, evil, things that will cause harm to others. It …
This Evil is Come Upon Us
We are looking at a recorded prayer of Daniel today. Daniel is confessing the sins of his people, his nation while they are held captive in Babylon. He has read the prophet Jeremiah (Daniel 9:2), and saw the great need for the repentance of the people. The place to begin repentance is with myself. Hear …
Bows and Arrows
"And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not Me, saith the LORD." Jeremiah 9:3 "Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour …
The Prophet’s Confession for his Nation
"Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness. We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the night; we are in desolate places …
The Worth of Truth
"Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding." Proverbs 23:23 (KJV) How much value do you place on Truth? There is one thing about Truth that cannot be said much of anything else. Truth is truth no matter what part of the world you are in, or what your culture …
Iniquity is Purged
Today's Reading: Proverbs 16 - 18 "By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil. When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right. A man’s …
Glory Above All the Earth
"I will praise Thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto Thee among the nations. For Thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and Thy truth unto the clouds. Be Thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let Thy glory be above all the earth." Psalm 57:9-11 (KJV) The Psalmist David was hiding …
Mercy and Truth
"All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep His covenant and His testimonies." Psalm 25:10 (KJV) There has been much said by the Psalmist of the "paths" of the LORD. The paths, of course, are the ways we go in God's plan for our lives. All of us go …
Loyalty
Today's Reading: 2 Samuel 14 - 15 "Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? Return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou art a stranger, and also an exile. Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with …
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