Your Own Desire One of the worst things God can do is give you your own desire, when it’s your desire but not his.  Israel wanted flesh to eat when they were in the wilderness and God brought them quail, Num 11.   He gave them their own desire, Ps...

A Living Sacrifice Present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God. Present your body.  In Heb 10:5-7, we see something about the Lord Jesus Christ that explains this point to us. God prepared a body for Jesus, Heb 10:5.  And in that body, Jesus came “to do thy...

My Peace The Lord gave his disciples peace and told them, let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.  This was immediately before his crucifixion.  They were going to be severely troubled and horribly afraid.  Yet, Jesus said, “My peace I give unto you”.  There is no...

Head of the Corner In this passage, Matt 21:33-46, Jesus is telling the Pharisees that they are the builders who rejected the stone which becomes the head of the corner. When Jesus was on earth, the Kingdom of God was at hand, Mk 1:9-15.  Among other things, in the kingdom...

God is Good Ps 106:1, Ps 107:1, 118:1, 118:29, Ps 136:1 say, “Praise ye the Lord, O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever”.  God is good. God has been good to us.  I met a young man recently who said, “I should...

There is Always Hope Ruth 1:12 In this message we are going to look at the contrast of Ruth and Naomi regarding having hope. It is interesting that Naomi who lost hope should have been the one with the most hope and Ruth who really did not have much to...

My Hope in the Day of Evil (Jeremiah 17:1-17) It is interesting that Jeremiah would pen these verses as he was the writer of the prophesy concerning Israel going into captivity for 70 years. Now I am not sure of the exact future regarding the United States of America but...

A Woman of Great Faith A Woman of Great Faith Matthew 15:21-28 Jesus gives a great complement in our passage. He tells the gentile woman that her faith is great. Jesus only said this of one other person during his ministry. Here we will look at some of the aspects...

Your Responsibility In Gen 43:9, Judah said to Jacob, concerning Benjamin’s safety going to and returning from Egypt, “Let me bear the blame”.  To bear the blame is to take responsibility.  To blame is to hold responsible.  Judah took personal responsibility for Benjamin’s safety. Even though Joseph told Judah and...

God Works in You Heb 13:20-21, “Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing...