Posted in God's supremacy on Jun 23rd, 2014
Four words in Acts 15:8 provide a powerful reminder of why being godly is such a good idea.
“God knows people’s hearts.”
These four words give us a serious dose of accountability for our thoughts and attitudes.
The Apostle Paul called us in Romans 12:1-2 to seek the renewing of our […]
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Posted in God's supremacy on May 22nd, 2014
Just about everybody would want the words of Psalm 118:25 to come true in their lives.
“Please, Lord, please save us.
“Please, Lord, please give us success.”
Salvation into heaven.
Success on the earth.
Both are highly desirable.
But praying the words above will accomplish nothing if the core ingredient is missing from our lives. […]
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Posted in God's supremacy on May 13th, 2014
I am encouraged this morning by the words of a young man who lived more than 3,000 years ago.
His determination to do something bold to help his fellow Hebrews was impressive.
More than that, though, it was expressive of his faith in God.
We should all seek the same confidence in the Lord as displayed by Jonathan, […]
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Posted in God's supremacy on Apr 23rd, 2014
So Israel was told by God to drive out the pagan tribes upon entering the Promised Land.
Why? To prevent the corruption of theology and morality that would surely follow if they didn’t.
Some Israelite tribes did drive out some of the pagan tribes inn their appointed regions during the decade or so of conquest expeditions […]
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Posted in God's supremacy on Apr 21st, 2014
Why are serving the Lord and anticipating eternal joy in heaven such good ideas for Christians?
It’s because our sovereign Jehovah has never failed — even before time was created.
You know, I really take comfort in the fact that if I jump off the side of a boat to cool off in the ocean, I am […]
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