Eternal Things Are Superior to Temporal Things In our lives we must constantly remind ourselves to not let the temporal become more important to us than the eternal. It’s so easy to become more concerned with the temporal things of life. But the eternal things are superior to temporal...
Plain and Right Two characteristics of the words of God are that they are plain and right. But often you hear people comment that they aren’t plain and right. They’ll say, “that doesn’t make sense to me”. Or they’ll say, “this translation is not right; it should read this way”....
Rejoice in God’s Words Jer. 15:16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO of Rejoice in Gods Words Jeremiah said, …thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of my heart [Jer 15:16]. We have been preaching on reasons to rejoice. And we can and should certainly rejoice in Gods words. We rejoice in:...
How to Attend to My Words “Attend” means to apply the mind or pay attention to. “My words” are not words about what God wrote but what he wrote, exactly what he wrote. People routinely misquote 1 Cor 10:13 and cause much confusion to people who are overwhelmed by a...
The Voice of the Lord Jn 12:28-30 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO People often talk about the Lord speaking to them and telling them this and that and the other thing. So, today let’s look at what the Bible has to say about the voice of the Lord. The voice of the...
It’s Your Responsibility 1Kings 13:17 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO It is your responsibility to know and follow the word of God. If someone or something misleads you into believing a lie, that’s your fault, not theirs. You are the one who will stand before God and give account of yourself to...
Encourage Him Deut. 1:38 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The Lord told Moses to encourage Joshua, his replacement, as he was about to lead Israel into the Promised Land. He needed to encourage him because he was going to cause Israel to inherit the land. We likewise need to encourage our replacements...
1 Sam 14:24-29 The Honey of the Word CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When Jonathan tasted the honey in 1 Sam 14:24-29, his eyes were enlightened. That’s what happens when we read the Bible; honey is type of the word of God. Notice that, like honey: The words of God are sweet –...
Preservation Ps. 12:6-7 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Preservation of scripture is simply a fulfillment of the promise that God made in Ps 12:6-7. Those verses say, “The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O...
There are several ways that the truth of the words of God has been declared. The declaration of truth has been verbal, visible, written, and testified. Verbal declaration – someone heard the Lord speak. See Jn 1:18, 1 Jn 1:1-5, and 2 Pet 1:16-21. At Mt Sinai, the Jew’s heard...
