Archive for May, 2012

Published by admin on 25 May 2012

KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PRIZE

   The Apostle Paul wrote about running the race of faith so as to obtain the prize.  What prize?  Obviously he was talking about salvation.  Ok, if the prize is salvation, what is the alternative?  Not being saved must be it.  As I’ve often put it, in the judgment it will be one of two scenarios: either we will hear “Well done…”, or we will BE “well done”.  That’s about as clear as I can make it.  The Lord Jesus made salvation available to “whosoever will”.  That means He has already done His part, and the rest is up to us.  So how much do we value the prize? Continue Reading »

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Published by admin on 18 May 2012

BE THE WORD OF GOD

   There’s an old saying “Less talk, more action” that I’d like to explore today.  Actually, this will cover several areas, so let’s get started.  We all know people who are all talk and no action when it comes to living for Christ Jesus.  Of course I realize that we’re all perfect and nobody reading this could be lacking any of these areas, but for the sake of “other people”, let’s check it out anyway. Continue Reading »

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Published by admin on 11 May 2012

SLOW TO BELIEVE

   People get all excited when they hear of all the wonderful things the LORD has done.  But they stop short of receiving them because they are slow to believe.  Let me explain;
We can read in Luke 24 the account of a couple men walking to Emmaus after the crucifixion of Christ Jesus, how they had HOPED that He was the Messiah.  They sound a lot like us today. Continue Reading »

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Published by admin on 04 May 2012

BEAT THE DEVIL AT HIS OWN GAME

   The Bible has a lot to say about the power of words.  By the word of His power, God created the entire universe.  By the Word of God, mankind was created in His own image, a living soul, a speaking spirit, with power to affect his environment by his words.  With his words, Adam named the creatures of the earth, and whatsoever Adam called them was their name.
God had given Adam dominion over all the earth and everything in it, and that by the way included dominion over the devil.  What?  You didn’t know that?  Let me show you: Continue Reading »

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