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To Gird Up “Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;” 1 Peter 1:13 KJV In ancient times men would wear long robes.  This could be a problem if you needed toContinue reading “Gird it Up”

Why are we Saved? “But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and who called me by his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son to me, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone;” Galatians 1:15-16 ESV Yes although it isContinue reading “Saved?”

Not From Men “For I would have you know, brothers, that the gospel that was preached by me is not man’s gospel. For I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.” Galatians 1:11-12 ESV  Often when we get into discussionsContinue reading “Not of Man”

What is Truth It’s an old question and yet so relevant today.  I have a friend that’s deathly allergic to peanuts.  He ended up in the emergency room on one occasion.  Doctors told him to avoid peanuts in all forms as he could die if he ever came even into contact with them.   TheContinue reading “What is Truth?”

God’s Will What’s God’s will for my life?  Where should I go to school, who should I marry or what job should I seek?  These are all questions we have thought about and heard from others.  The best answer I have is found in Matt. 6:33.  Beyond that, I don’t have an answer.  But onContinue reading “God’s Will”

Search and Rescue During my career, there were times when I was involved in a search and rescue missions.  Often this involved missing children.  Most times with happy results but not always. “who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,”Continue reading “Search and Rescue”

Grace and Peace Grace and peace, the first being the source of our salvation the second is the result of our salvation.  How blessed we are to possess these two gifts. “Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins to deliver us fromContinue reading “Grace and Peace”

Meditations in Psalms “Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.” Psalms 62:5-6 NIV With out a doubt we all can attest to the fact that the world we live in is full ofContinue reading “Psalms (Pt. 7)”

“My heart says of you, ‘Seek his face!’ Your face, Lord, I will seek.” Psalms 27:8 NIV When God calls us to seek His face, let us respond in confidence: “I will seek.” This we can do because we may go boldly before the throne as we have a High Priest that takes us rightContinue reading “March 30”

“It is: “I believed; therefore I have spoken.” Since we have that same spirit of faith, we also believe and therefore speak,” 2 Corinthians 4:13 NIV Paul proclaims that he has the same Spirit as the Psalmist, vs 13 has a quote from Psalm 116. Paul believes what has been written in scripture and thereforeContinue reading “March 28”

Today as I was waiting my turn to go into radiation treatment I saw a young mother get off the elevator. She was carrying a young baby.  I looked at the arms and quickly saw the white arm band on the baby, only patients have the white arm band, and my heart was broken inContinue reading “March 27”

“Christ suffered for our sins once for all time. He never sinned, but he died for sinners to bring you safely home to God. He suffered physical death, but he was raised to life in the Spirit.” 1 Peter 3:18 NLT The verses before this one Peter encourages the believers to do what is rightContinue reading “A Perfect Sacrifice”

“You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. Such confidence we have through Christ before God. Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anythingContinue reading “March 25”