Although Abraham did not question God’s promise of a son and heir, he did not wait for God’s timing. It seemed that Sarah’s idea would help in the fulfillment of God’s promise.
Read MoreThis discipleship (root word: discipline), empowered by grace, enables one to live twenty-four hours a day as a holy saint of the Lord. It is not about being noticed by others or gaining their admiration. It is doing the ordinary things of life, that some might call drudgery, with excellence as we live and move among others. These things, when powered by grace, will draw the attention of people toward the Source of all life and grace.
Read MoreThis popular theology is a dangerous presumption that law and grace are somehow mutually exclusive. God forbid!
Read MoreThe end is never actually reached in the book. Each vision given to John is presented in a literary strategy that progresses to the point of the anticipated conclusion; then the next vision circles back around to another series of progressive revelations of fallen earth’s history and/or heaven’s activity for the salvation of man.
Read MoreNo other body of literature has such power to uplift, ennoble, inspire, encourage, comfort, guide, rebuke, correct, strengthen, and prepare us for what lies ahead. There is no end to the benefits that God has intended to lavish upon His beloved creatures.
Read MoreLove for the Savior more than one’s own life is essential, regardless of the intensity of opposition. The greatest battle is with “self”.
Read MoreThis sanctified message being passed by “word of mouth” is multiplied to still others. And God is glorified! This, too, reflects the “organizational chart” of the divine Majesty.
Read MoreOriginally, those we now call reformers set out to reform the church from within, citing Scripture as their basis for reform. However, they were classified as heretics and run out of the church. Remember that even Jesus had to change churches!
Read MoreWhen the Holy City descends onto the earth from heaven and the unrighteous dead are resurrected, there will be a short period when every person who has ever lived will be alive. This is the context of today’s opening verse.
Read MoreWe are to come early and often to the foot of the cross, in utter humility, to present our weaknesses to Him in exchange for His strength.
Read MoreThe Lord Jesus is assuring John (and each of us) that He sees all that is happening and will one day soon set everything aright. It is only because of Him that a glorious, never-ending future is available to each of us.
Read MoreThe Bible clearly teaches that intense persecution of God’s faithful ones will arise in the last days. In many parts of the world, it has already come. And, even in the western world, those who honor God’s word over certain traditions are viewed with disdain.
Read MoreThere is a day coming on this earth when everyone still alive will suddenly be on the other side of that line of demarcation, for probation will have closed. No more “switching sides”.
Read MoreFrom the time that Revelation was given to John to share, its prophecies have been unfolding one-after-another. Daniel’s visions bring clarity to John’s and have well-pertained to these last two thousand years, accompanied with numerous foreshadowings in the Old Testament.
Read MoreBe aware that the lifelong process of sanctification occurs in small decisions that we make moment-by-moment. It is the little, careless decisions that cause us to stray from the right path. Decide today to use the glory and honor with which God has crowned you for His glory and not your own.
Read MoreJesus’s rescue operation will happen quickly, like a “surgical strike”, to borrow a military term. The time of the end will be marked with Satan’s most intense tactics to gain followers through deception. Thus, preparedness is of the essence.
Read MoreTo be the servant of the LORD requires coming out from under the usurper’s heavy hand for the purpose of training and correction as well as leading others aright.
Read MoreThis eternal truth goes far beyond the physical phenomenon of light as a wave or a particle. Full acceptance of the light, through trust, is what constitutes belief and acting in faith. The Light of Life invites us to reign forever and ever with Him!
Read MoreYour surrender to Him means your full acceptance of His ability to equip you — by the power of divine grace — to carry out all that He requires, as laid out in His word.
Read MoreMake note: every proverbial “fork in the road” is marked with opposing ideas: revenge or forgiveness, pride or humility, exasperation or patience, treachery or loyalty, worldliness or godliness, deception or honesty. And all along the way, we are magnanimously shown glimpses of glory, bucketsful of grace, and eons of mercy.
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