Posts made in October, 2019

The Devil’s Playground “And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.” Philippians 4:8, NLT Have you ever heard the statement, “An idle mind is the devil’s playhouse”? The devil is relentless in his attack upon us. I’m not sure the mind even has to be idle before he...

Something You Just Can’t Hide “People who conceal their sins will not prosper, but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy.” Proverbs 28:13, NLT I remember as a child, whenever I did something wrong, I tried to hide it from my parents. I think that’s probably natural for most children. In my case, my parents always found out what I had done. The punishment was probably worse than if I had just admitted to...

There Is Something About His Name “The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.” Proverbs 18:10, NKJV Do you know what your name means? Usually names have a meaning behind them. That principle was extremely true during biblical times. Names given to the people that we read about in the bible had specific meanings. The name Joshua meant “Jehovah is salvation”. The name Abraham meant “the exalted...

Why Do We Worry So Much? “Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?” Matthew 6:26, NKJV God is sovereign. He created everything and has absolute control over every aspect of His creation. He is all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-present. He knows absolutely everything about your situation. He knows how to produce...

A Simple But Powerful Prayer “That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection..”, Philippians 3:10, NKJV Let this verse be our prayer today and every day. That we might know Him and that we might know, or experience, His power in our lives. That we might experience His power in our lives. This would give us the power to live above the circumstances rather than living under the circumstances. That we might experience His...