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Posts from May 2016

A Heat Treated Christian

1 Corinthians 9:25. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. Temperate – Moderate in the indulgence of the appetites and passions Temper – To mix so that one part qualifies the other; to bring to a…

Refusing to Admit You Are Blind

John 9:41. Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth. The first prerequisite to getting saved is realizing you have a vision problem.  The Pharisees refused to believe so.  They had gotten very used to living a self-righteous life; some…

Not of This World

John 8:23-24. And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world. I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. Heaven is…

The Blessing of Children

1 Chronicles 26:8. All these of the sons of Obededom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the service, were threescore and two of Obededom. The Lord blessed Obededom after he had the ark of the covenant in his house for three months.  He had eight sons and many grandsons…

When the Ark Becomes a Coffee Table

1 Chronicles 13:14. And the ark of God remained with the family of Obededom in his house three months. And the Lord blessed the house of Obededom, and all that he had. Vance Havner referred to this passage in some of his messages.  He was discussing about when the holy things of God become commonplace…

Are You Always Right?

Proverbs 21:2. Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts. Do you always have to be right?  Even when we are trying to be honest with ourselves,  we often don’t see ourselves in a right light.  The Lord sees us differently than we see ourselves.  It…

What is Your Life?

James 4:14.  Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. What is your life?  There are at least three possibilities for our path in life.  One, we could lead a godless life without…

A Stranger in the Earth

Psalms 119:19. I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me. As for the things of the earth I do not set store by them, whether I have much or little, but hide not thy commandments from me, Lord, let me know the rule that I shall guide my life by.…