The common traits of man

Psa 33:15  He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.God has made all men basically alike. Oh, we may talk differently and dress differently, and eat different foods, but we are basically the same. We are all born “in Adam”. We are...

Lord in everything

1Thess 5.18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.We were singing a worship song at church proclaiming the wonderful Names of God. At the end of one stanza, there was a line that included the words, “Lord of...

The peril of a hard heart

Proverbs 28.1 He, that being often reproved hardeneth [his] neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.The nation of Israel went into captivity because it hardened its heart against God’s Word. “Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of...

Working out what God is working in

We learn in our journey through Paul’s letter to the believers in Philippi that there was an undercurrent of selfishness which manifested itself in attitudes of vainglory and strife. To address that problem, Paul reminded them of the humility of Jesus Christ and how...

The Righteousness of God

Deut 9. 4 “Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from...