Daily Devotion “The difference between a knife in the hand of an assassin and a surgeon is intent. Both inflict severe pain. You must decide whether God is an assassin or a surgeon. But remember, your choice does not change God, only your … [Read more...] about Day 5/20 – Skepticism and Faith
Chronicles
Day 5/19 – An Inner Beauty
Daily Devotion "We have to determine our theology from the Word of God, not from what we feel." R C Sproul ---------/:///// Thoughts from the Diary of a Desperate Man by Walter A Henrichsen (“Walt”) An Inner Beauty Day One Hundred … [Read more...] about Day 5/19 – An Inner Beauty
Day 5/18 – Doing Things For God
Daily Devotion "Jesus Christ is sovereign over earth, but what we do on earth has profound spiritual implications for each of us that will last for eternity. As citizens of heaven, we must live with the spiritual reality of the universe in … [Read more...] about Day 5/18 – Doing Things For God
Day 5/17 – Dispensing God’s Grace
Daily Devotion “You cannot be knowingly disobedient to Jesus and experience fellowship with Him. Your prayer for forgiveness, after salvation, is not to be saved again, but for restoring the relationship. Your sin has separated you from Him … [Read more...] about Day 5/17 – Dispensing God’s Grace
Day 6/26 – False Impressions
Daily Devotion Do we let our culture/traditions supersede God’s commands? Jesus speaking in Mark 7:6-9 said: 6 … “Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written: These people honor me with their lips, but their … [Read more...] about Day 6/26 – False Impressions
Day 6/10 – Subjective Application
Daily Devotion “Highly opinionated people are often willful people. They have a keen sense of what is right, but risk being unwilling to submit their standards to the Lordship of Christ. Strong opinions can warp obedience, causing the holder to … [Read more...] about Day 6/10 – Subjective Application
Day 6/9 – A Season of Miracles
Daily Devotion "If God is able to make everything that happens to us work together for our good, then ultimately everything that happens to us is good. We must be careful to use the word ultimately. On the earthly plane things that happen to us … [Read more...] about Day 6/9 – A Season of Miracles
Day 6/8 – The Disobedient Prophet
Daily Devotion "Reason’s first order is to understand revelation; but its second order is to subordinate itself to that revelation. But in today’s church, revelation must subordinate itself to human reason. This is utterly incompatible with the … [Read more...] about Day 6/8 – The Disobedient Prophet
Day 6/7 – Positive and Negative Commands
Daily Devotion “Count it all joy, my brethren, when you meet various trials, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness." James 1:2-3 “God will never place you in the crucible without a purpose. Although you may never … [Read more...] about Day 6/7 – Positive and Negative Commands
Day 6/6 – Law and Request
Daily Devotion “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad" (II Corinthians 5:10). This is not judgment for sin, … [Read more...] about Day 6/6 – Law and Request
Day 6/5 – Don’t Hesitate to Ask
Daily Devotion “Here then, is the real problem of our negligence. We fail in our duty to study God's Word not so much because it is difficult to understand, not so much because it is dull and boring, but because it is work. Our problem is not a … [Read more...] about Day 6/5 – Don’t Hesitate to Ask
Day 6/4 – Never Say No to God
Daily Devotion "Jesus here tells us we cannot be assured of entrance into heaven unless we do the will of His Father. Note with me that, like the children of Israel, the people to whom He refers in this passage are deluded. They think they are … [Read more...] about Day 6/4 – Never Say No to God
Day 6/3 – Only the Secure Can Be Humble
Daily Devotion The Bible “...within the covers of that single book are all the answers to all the problems that face us today if we’d only read and believe.” http://www.youtube.com/embed/OvN1jTkzXbY?rel=0 President Ronald … [Read more...] about Day 6/3 – Only the Secure Can Be Humble
Day 6/2 – Testing and Surrender
Daily Devotion “Mercy is the setting aside of justice, it is not the setting aside of consequences. The mercy of God does not eliminate the consequences of the sin. If you stand on the tallest building in a large city, and in a moment of … [Read more...] about Day 6/2 – Testing and Surrender
Day 5/31 – Awakening Appetites
Daily Devotion "Lukewarm deeds result from attempting to harmonize the wisdom and morality of the world (cold) with the wisdom and morality of God (hot)." from "The Discipline of Delusion: How Secular Ideas Became the New Idolatry" by Jerry … [Read more...] about Day 5/31 – Awakening Appetites
Day 5/30 – The Double Edge of Responsibility
Daily Devotion “Why are you here? The whole of Scripture asserts that this life is the seed-time of eternity. Your only purpose for living this life is to prepare for an eternity with God. "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our … [Read more...] about Day 5/30 – The Double Edge of Responsibility
Day 5/29 – God’s Memory
Daily Devotion "True faith will inevitably manifest itself in the performance of works of obedience... The performance of works are the result of faith and the fruit of justification." R C Sproul ---------/:///// Thoughts from the Diary of … [Read more...] about Day 5/29 – God’s Memory