Monthly Archives: July 2015

Commitment – Psalm 37:5

Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. – Psalm 37:5 Commitment is key to any endeavor.  Without purposing ourselves to complete a task, it will not be completed.  As such commitment or faithfulness is a vital Christian attribute that drives our behavior and ultimately our […]

Teach Me, Give Me, Make Me – Psalm 119:33-35

Teach me, O Lord , the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end.  Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.  Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight. – Psalm 119:33-35 There […]

What Is Right – Judges 17:6

In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes. – Judges 17:6 Most of the time we think we know what to do in life.  We believe we have the answers, and even if we do not, we think it will just come […]

Go The Extra Mile – Matthew 5:41

And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. – Matthew 5:41 In a series of teachings concerning our discipleship, Jesus of Nazareth encouraged us to love our enemies.  Probably no commandment has ever proven more difficult.  It is difficult because it goes against our selfish nature.  We naturally tend to […]

Sorrowed To Repentence – 2 Corinthians7:9-10

Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing. For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. – 2 […]

As A Little Child – Luke 18:17

Luke 18:17 – Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein. Most days I would love to be a kid again.  I was blessed with a great childhood.  We were not wealthy, but I was never hungry, and I really […]

Marriage Is Honorable- Hebrews 13:4

Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge. – Hebrews 13:4 When I consider the joy that my wife and I bring to one another, I can only wonder at the feelings that Adam and Eve brought to each other in Paradise before the original sin.  When […]