Posts made in March, 2022

That Thorn May Be Humility  “And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure.” 2 Corinthians 12:7, NKJV Pride in the heart of the believer is not a good thing. In Proverbs 6:17, the first item on a list of seven things that God hates is “A proud look”; pride. Pride is not a good thing in the heart of...

We May Never Know The Why “But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? Man does not know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living.” Job 28:12-13 What believers need in order to understand their trials is simply not available in this life. During Job’s ordeal he soon realized his own inability to understand his difficulties. Even his friends could not explain his calamity. That led him to the...

Don’t Have A Hard Head “Poverty and shame will come to him who disdains correction, but he who regards a rebuke will be honored.” Proverbs 13:18, NKJV Many a person, including myself, has rejected wise counsel and good advice because of a hard head and a stiff neck. The Apostle Paul referred to the people he was writing to, at one point, as “a stiff necked people”, meaning they were hard headed in their rejection of the good...

It Is Only By Grace “……We have access by faith into this grace in which we stand……..” Romans 5:2, NKJV Grace has been described as “an unmerited favor”. That would mean that we didn’t get punished for something we had done that we deserved to be punished for. We can probably all relate to this statement concerning grace. When we apply the word grace to God and His forgiveness, we begin to get a more clear indication of what grace...

Our Hope Is In Christ, Alone “This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast………..” Hebrews 6:19, NKJV. If you have ever been out in the ocean on a ship, you know the importance of the anchor of the ship. If the ship loses its power, the anchor can hold the ship from drifting. There are times in our life when we might lose our spiritual power because of problems that we are dealing with. In those times, we need an...