“…if the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?” – Psalm 11:3 Fire Plan Growing up, our family had a fire plan. If I was in my bedroom and heard the smoke detector go off, I was supposed to get a blanket, put my desk chair under it, and smash through my bedroom window. After jumping out, I was …
As we continue to work through the Psalms, we encountered a challenging passage yesterday in Psalm 137. The last two verses of the Psalm say, “O daughter of Babylon, doomed to be destroyed, blessed shall he be who repays you with what you have done to us! Blessed shall he be who takes your little ones and dashes them against …
“Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies; make your way straight before me.” Psalm 5:8 Devotion: We all know that feeling of giving in to our emotions in our anger. The pressure mounts up, and we just can’t take it anymore. Then before we know it, we are pushing back against an accusation, defending our own …
“We cannot read God’s favor or disfavor by assessing how troubled a person’s life is… Suffering reveals the genuineness of faith in Christ. And suffering produces genuine faith. For example, when you struggle under affliction, the Psalms become real. True faith deepens, brightens, and grows wise. You grow up in knowing God… Suffering is both the acid test and the …
In our exploration of Colossians 1:15-20, we’ve encountered how Jesus is Divine life, resurrection life, and sustaining life. Today, we consider the final aspect of life in Jesus from Colossians 1. 6. We Live Through His Perfect Life “…and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his …
Last night at our Sunday Seminars we covered the article on Perseverance of the Saints. Our article reads, “Those whom God has accepted in the Beloved, and sanctified by his Spirit, will never totally nor finally fall away from the state of grace, but shall certainly persevere to the end; and though they may fall through neglect and temptation, into …
“But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love, will enter your house. I will bow down toward your holy temple in the fear of you.” Psalm 5:7 Devotion: We live in a day when, on paper at least, unity is a value. We want to see everyone as equal and as together in some sense. And that is what …
“Regardless of their moral standing among other men and women, every human being in their natural condition is hostile and inimical toward God. We follow the devil and the sinful inclinations of our hearts. We are corrupted and unbelieving, and to us nothing is pure; both our minds and consciences are defiled (Titus 1:15). And yet, in our salvation we …
On Sunday evening at Palmetto Shores Church, we continued with our Sunday Seminars, discovering what the Bible teaches about sanctification. Our article on Sanctification reads, “Those who have been regenerated are also sanctified by God’s Word and Spirit dwelling in them. This sanctification is progressive through the supply of divine strength, which all saints seek to obtain, pressing after a …
In our exploration of Colossians 1:15-20, we’ve encountered how Jesus is the source, sustainer, and empowering force of life. Today, we look into another crucial aspect of life in Jesus: 5. We Live Through His Mediating Life “For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell…” Colossians 1:19a Jesus, the Mediator Verse 19 tells us that “in …
