September 2020 Meditations
9/8 But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them ever sing for joy, and spread your protection over them, that those who love...
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DEVOTIONS AND MEDITATIONS
Sep 16, 20202 min read
Understanding the Times (Jon Courson)
Men, women, who understand the times will know what to do. ...People that can look and see, “Hey, this is what's coming down, this is...
Sep 14, 20201 min read
Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Wretched
Come, ye sinners, poor and wretched, Weak and wounded, sick and sore; Jesus ready waits to save you, Full of pity, love and pow’r: He is...
Sep 14, 20204 min read
Caught Up in the Cloud...of Witnesses?
Believers in Jesus will experience several things at the time of the rapture, one of which is being caught up (snatched away suddenly)...
Sep 13, 20201 min read
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored, He has...
Sep 12, 20201 min read
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Swing low, sweet chariot, Comin' for to carry me home; Swing low, sweet chariot, Comin' for to carry me home. I looked over Jordan, And...
Sep 11, 20201 min read
When the Roll is Called Up Yonder
When the trumpet of the Lord shall sound, and time shall be no more, And the morning breaks, eternal, bright and fair; When the saved of...
Sep 11, 20204 min read
Jesus Commanded Repentance to Escape Judgment
There are many today who curse the idea of repentance, calling it salvation by works...a false teaching. This is a far cry from the...
Sep 10, 20208 min read
"Anything Done Apart from Faith is Sin." ~John Piper
I'm drawing your attention to the fact that we should see our depravity in relation to God. I think that's important. So, whether you eat...
Sep 10, 20201 min read
This World is Not My Home
This world is not my home I'm just a-passing through My treasures are laid up Somewhere beyond the blue. The angels beckon me From...
Sep 9, 20201 min read
The King is Coming
The marketplace is empty No more traffic in the streets All the builders' tools are silent No more time to harvest wheat Busy housewives...
Sep 7, 20202 min read
My Brother, My Witness
The Bible makes it clear that the nature of our relationships with others is a salvation issue. Are we quick to forgive, to apologize, to...
Sep 7, 20203 min read
The Big Picture (Jon Courson)
It's interesting how we always are stressing the practical things amongst ourselves, but the prophets of God and the word of God are...
Sep 6, 20202 min read
Only One Life, T'will Soon Be Past
Two little lines I heard one day, Traveling along life’s busy way; Bringing conviction to my heart, And from my mind would not depart;...
May 18, 20203 min read
Weekly Scripture Reading: 1 Chronicles 1-13
I'm not going to lie, I did not remember that the first half of first Chronicles is full of genealogies. In fact, people always joke that...
May 4, 20207 min read
Weekly Scripture Reading: 2 Kings 1-13
This weeks reading covered Elisha's life and ministry. I was struck by how many of the miracles that Elisha did were so seemingly simple....
Apr 27, 20205 min read
Weekly Scripture Reading: 1 Kings 12-22
This week we read about the several of the kings of Judah and Israel that reigned after Solomon died. However, the one we read most...
Apr 6, 20204 min read
Weekly Scripture Reading: 2 Samuel 4-13
Before I dive into this weeks Bible reading post I want to apologize that it has been taking me so long to get these up on the blog. I...
Mar 30, 20203 min read
Weekly Scripture Reading: 1 Samuel 23 - 2 Samuel 3
This week we finished up 1 Samuel and started 2nd Samuel. We also got to read the end of Saul's life and see how David responded to...
Mar 2, 20208 min read
Silence of the Lambs
This is a midterm paper I wrote in 2016 for a class on biblical leadership, which examined the life of King David in the larger story of...
Feb 10, 20204 min read
Weekly Scripture Reading: Deuteronomy 16-34
Last week I said that if the book of Deuteronomy could be summed up in one word it would be the word "remember". Though that may not be...
Jan 18, 20205 min read
Shouldn’t the Brokenness Bring us Hope?
Have you been hurt by the church? Chances are, if you didn’t answer ‘yes’ to that question it’s because you simply haven’t been around...
Dec 30, 20193 min read
Weekly Scripture Reading: Leviticus 22-Numbers 1
The Feasts of the LORD I love how God works to do things in His own timing and His own way! According to my original reading schedule,...
Dec 23, 20192 min read
Weekly Scripture Reading: Leviticus 9-21
" You shall be holy to Me, for I the LORD am holy ." ~Leviticus 20:26 As you journey through Leviticus with me today, you will notice...
Dec 22, 20191 min read
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Mild He lays His glory by Born that man no more may die Born to raise the sons of earth Born to give them second birth Hark! the herald...
Dec 9, 20195 min read
Weekly Scripture Reading: Exodus 28-40
This weeks reading may have seemed repetitive on the surface, but there were SO many beautiful truths to draw from. I honestly had a hard...
Dec 2, 20192 min read
Weekly Scripture Reading: Exodus 14-27
We left off last week with Moses and the Children of Israel making it out of Egypt. This week we read of the Red Sea crossing and covered...
May 2, 20195 min read
The Religion of Niceness
Love doesn't always look the way we expect. Today, there's a tendency to associate love with warm feelings, total solidarity, and no...
Apr 21, 20194 min read
The Resurrection Appearances
Christianity (claiming a resurrected savior) exploded across the Middle East just weeks after Jesus was publicly executed, and it began...
Apr 20, 20194 min read
“Eli, Eli, Lama Sabachthani?”
“Eli, eli, lama sabachthani?” Meaning, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" This was shouted by Jesus from the cross, and was one...
Apr 20, 20192 min read
The Outcast Offering
These verses about Jesus are some of the most precious to me, and they come from a prophecy written seven hundred years before Jesus was...
Apr 19, 20193 min read
On Good Friday, Jesus was...
On Good Friday, Jesus was... Condemned as a Blasphemer The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false evidence against...
Dec 21, 20182 min read
Works of Denial
A sad truth. Scripture tells us that in the last days many, calling themselves Christians, will serve God one minute and indulge in sin...
Sep 8, 201826 min read
The Great Escape
The rapture of the church will be the latest in a long series of escapes throughout biblical history. Today, I want to examine a few of...
Sep 1, 20181 min read
When the Saints Go Marching In
"God is the highest good of the reasonable creature. The enjoyment of him is our [proper and only] happiness with which our souls can be...
Aug 25, 20183 min read
Are You Saved, Christian?
“Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven..."
~Jesus, Matthew 7:21
Aug 22, 20182 min read
Longing for Heaven
He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man’s heart..." ~Ecclesiastes 3:11 "Since, then, you have...
Aug 16, 20182 min read
Historical Evidence for the Resurrection
The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead forms the immovable foundation for the Christian faith, as well as the future hope of our...
Aug 11, 20183 min read
The Dare
How do we know that the Bible was inspired by God Himself, and that men didn't just make it up? God has given us many good reasons to...
Jul 26, 20183 min read
Evidence for a Pre-Tribulation Rapture, Found in 1 & 2 Thessalonians
These are some good points! Also, since Paul's letters to the Thessalonians is where the doctrine of the rapture was first concretely...
May 12, 20184 min read
Hidden Away on the Day
These are comforting, humbling, and all tied together: “In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you...
May 12, 20186 min read
Called to Be a Watchman
This is what watchmen are to do; to declare both God's mercy and judgment, to prepare all people for the coming King, and to build up the...
May 22, 201512 min read
SparkNotes Gospel
Very few things in our lives unfold in a way that seems orderly or predictable to us; part of the plan, if you will. If I pass away (or...
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