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Is God Sovereign Over Our Sins?
God is sovereign over everything and everybody all the time. Period. (See Chapters 2-5 in When Storms Come: Will You Be Ready?) Does that mean God is sovereign over our sins? Yes. God is sovereign over our sins, but we are entirely responsible for them. God does not cause evil, He is not tempted by evil, nor does…
Read MoreFeeling Unlovable?
Feeling unlovable? Oh oh. Whose lies are you listening to? If you are a King’s kid, Almighty God loves you with an infinite, unfathomable love. If you don’t yet believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God and have not yet received Him as your Lord and Savior, turn to Him (See Becoming a Child of…
Read MorePraise His Name
Praise His Name We, believers, are called to praise His Name. Iwill sing praises to Your name. (2 Samuel 22:50) O may Your glorious name be blessed and exalted above all blessing and praise! (Nehemiah 9:5) Praise the name of the Lord your God, who has dealt wondrously with you. (Joel 2:26) God acts for His Name’s sake.…
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Regret We all have past actions—past sins—we regret. We may have spent considerable time reprimanding ourselves. We may still be stuck in that past sin. Regretting sin is a good thing if it leads to godly sorrow, repentance, and determination to follow the Lord. (See, for example, 2 Corinthians 7). But it is not a…
Read MoreBe Courageous
Facebook.com/UScoastguard/photos Be Courageous God tells us, about 50 times, to be courageous. What is Courage? Courage: “The quality or state of mind or spirit that enables one to face danger, fear, or vicissitudes with self-possession, confidence, and resolution; bravery.” Courage enables us to do what the Lord tells us to do. Remember: There is a…
Read MorePast, Present, and Future
Everyone living has a past, is living in the present, and has a future. There are no exceptions. However, the specifics are different for each of us. Believers have many common elements for our past, present, and future. Here is a description just from Romans 5: Believers’ Past We believers—all of us—were enemies of God,…
Read MoreWith All My Ability
With all my ability I have… 1 Chronicles 29:2 Best Effort As I thought about this, the more and more powerful this verse became for my life. The phrase “with all my ability” doesn’t demand perfection, because none of us can be perfect, but it does demand our best effort. This changes our outlook from…
Read MorePraise The Messiah
nasa.gov “Messiah” means The Anointed One, translated as “Christ” in Greek. Reading through the Old Testament, there are a number of references to an anointed one, usually referring to king, priest, or prophet. However, there is only one who is The Messiah. The Messiah came, but most of Israel didn’t recognize Him. When the magi came and wanted…
Read MoreGood Morning, Saint!
Good morning, Saint! Now, insert your name: Good morning, Saint [your name]! How many of you cringed at that? The world’s definition of saint is not the Biblical definition of saint. The world says a saint is an “extremely virtuous person.” The Bible says a saint is a believer, one who believes Jesus Christ is…
Read MoreWe’re Warned
She heeded no voice, she accepted no instruction. She did not trust in the LORD, she did not draw near to her God. (Zephaniah 3:2) We’re Warned That warning is to a city, but—oh my!—it pertains to us as individuals as well. I know I have acted against the voice of the Lord. I know I…
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