The book of Proverbs promises many great blessings to those who will set their hearts on reaping it’s treasures. In its opening verses it offers to give us: wisdom, instruction, insight, wise dealing, righteousness, justice, and equity; prudence, knowledge, discretion, learning, guidance, and understanding. What a list! The person who has those things in their heart...
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Mar
10
2016
Under the Law of Moses an offering for sin was a gruesome, shocking event that the individual himself had to participate in. He or she was required to bring a perfect specimen of a goat, sheep, or lamb to the priest. They were required to put their hand on the innocent animal’s head while its throat...
Mar
4
2016
In a recent hearing here in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a judge decided that the fifteen year old defendant would not be tried as an adult, but treated as a minor. The judge’s ruling caused an uproar. The defendant, a fifteen year old boy at the time of the crime, claimed he was raised in such an...
Feb
25
2016
10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present...
Feb
19
2016
11On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. 12And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance 13and lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.” 14When he saw them he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the...
Feb
5
2016
As Jesus went, the people pressed around him. 43And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, and though she had spent all her living on physicians, she could not be healed by anyone. 44She came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment, and immediately her discharge...
Jan
29
2016
An honest look at the scriptures makes us aware that there is a ferocious battle for our hearts and souls going on, and that the enemy would like nothing more than to devour us! (1 Pet. 5:8) The danger is real and the stakes are eternal. We can drift away (Heb. 2:1). We can “reject” our...
Jan
22
2016
It’s amazing to discover the number of people who are angry with God. Sometimes it’s a central, dominant theme in a person’s life. For others there are buried pockets of anger and resentment toward God. This disease of the heart affects both believers and unbelievers alike. Where does it come from? One source is our inclination...