Psalm 112:1-10 How to Receive the Best from God Why serve God? I have often been asked this question. Since the 1960s, there has been an abandonment of Christian values and traditional morality in this country. Many seek abortions (over one million each year) to dispense with unwanted pregnancies. They claim the right to their own bodies, never suspecting that their unborn children have rights too, regardless of how they were conceived. That abortion is murder is denied by most.... Read more
Matthew 9:9-13 Telling People About Jesus This story is the very heart of My Hope with Billy Graham. Matthew invited family, friends, and neighbors to his house for a meal and to learn about Jesus. We can do the same thing today to introduce people to Jesus. Barriers to telling people about Jesus that Matthew overcame. Sometimes Christians fearfully think: Some people are too sinful for God to forgive. People are not interested in the Gospel of Christ and will... Read more
“The Lord spoke to Moses: “Tell the Israelites: In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you are to have a day of complete rest, commemoration, and joyful shouting —a sacred assembly. You must not do any daily work, but you must present a fire offering to the Lord.” (Leviticus 23:23–25, HCSB) The Day of Atonement, also known as Yom Kippur, is a time to reflect on the wrong someone has done in the past year,... Read more
The Ten Commandments of Sexual Purity Leviticus 18:1-30 Perhaps one has heard of the Ten Commandments. The commandments from Exodus 20 help a person live right morally in society. Of course the Ten Commandments are a minimum, and nobody can fulfill them without Christ. If Exodus 20 are the Ten Commandments about how to relate to God and society, then Leviticus 18 are the Ten Commandments of Sexual Purity. These commandments address every sexual sin category that happen. God’s design... Read more
A Prophecy From a Curse to a Blessing October 2, 2013 “Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And in the place where they were told: You are not My people, they will be called: Sons of the living God.” (Hosea 1:10, HCSB) This is a prophecy about the return of the Israelites to the Promised Land of Israel after being dispersed for over 2000 years.... Read more
Spiritual Disobedience Has Environmental Consequences Spiritual Disobedience Has Environmental Consequences is a simple thought reflection on how our sins can cause environmental problems. October 2, 2013 “Cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.” (Hosea 4:2, HCSB) Cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and adultery – five of the ten commandments – are being broken. Violence is the norm. God says here that Israeli society (in particular the Northern Kingdom) have violated God’s covenant by how... Read more
2 Kings 23:1-37 We Need a Corporate Reformation SEVEN NECESSARY STEPS FOR REVIVAL AND REFORM 1. Repair the breaches. This requires that we repair our love quotient. (22:3-7) 2. Rediscover God’s Word. (22:7-9) 3. Repent from Error (22:10-11) 4. Request Instruction (22:12-13) 5. Respond Outwardly (23:1-3) “So the king sent messengers, and they gathered all the elders of Jerusalem and Judah to him. Then the king went to the Lord’s temple with all the men of Judah and all the... Read more
Jude 1:17-25 How to Build Unity in the Church The Reminder (1:17-18) “But you, dear friends, remember what was predicted by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. They told you, “In the end time there will be scoffers living according to their own ungodly desires.”” (Jude 17–18, CSB) Scoffers are in the fellowship. They follow their own desire. They follow mere fleshly instincts. They are not filled with the Holy Spirit. These same scoffers divide the church by their actions. CONTRASTS OF... Read more
2 Kings 22:1-20 I Need a Personal Reformation “Josiah was eight years old when he became king and reigned 31 years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah; she was from Bozkath. He did what was right in the Lord’s sight and walked in all the ways of his ancestor David; he did not turn to the right or the left.” (2 Kings 22:1–2, HCSB) A whitewater river guide once told me that the secret of... Read more
Jude 1:11-16 A Warning Against Division in the Church Three examples of division in the Old Testament (1:11): “Woe to them! For they have gone the way of Cain, have plunged into Balaam’s error for profit, and have perished in Korah’s rebellion.” (Jude 11, CSB) Cain (Genesis 4) – jealousy (not giving their best) Balaam (Numbers 22) – money (being greedy) Korah (Numbers 16) – authority (leadership problems) Dissenters (spiritual rebels) have the following characteristics: “These people are dangerous reefs... Read more
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