A bold warning and strong admonition is put forth in 2 Peter 3. I love Peter’s plain speaking. He begins by cautioning that difficult times would come in the last days. “Knowing… shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts…” (v.3). The onslaught of those opposing truth is sure to accelerate. But what...
WHY IS JESUS STILL PRAYING?
The price for our redemption was settled forever at the Cross. But the implementation of His kingdom purposes are still in process. “Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them” (Hebrews 9:25). Calvary may be finished, but...
WARNING SIGNS…
Here are some indicators you may be drifting from God or beginning to spiritually slide. A lack of desire to worship God. You are quick to find excuses not to partake in corporate worship. You find yourself quick to make decisions without consulting God by examining His Word or seeking God in prayer. You find...
GOD COMING DOWN!
“Oh that Thou wouldest rend the heavens, that Thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at Thy presence, as when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil, to make Thy name known to Thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at Thy presence!” (Isa. 64:1-2). The Prophet Isaiah lived...
A WONDERING GOD
“And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor…” ~Isaiah 59:16 A bold translation of Isaiah 59:16 is that God was appalled that there was none to intercede! The boldness of this idea demands the attention of every Christian, regardless of their stage in life. An astonished God, a...
MASTER YOUR THOUGHTS… Or They Will Master You
Stop allowing your mind to “go off the deep end” into doomsday thinking. Assuming the worst possible conclusion is not the fruit of faith. Neither is it healthy for your mind, emotions, spirit, and body. At all costs, steer clear of the “dark side.” You can’t afford to obsess on melancholy thoughts. Instead of reminiscing...