Because my father was a Blish.
An angle of Romans 14 that I hadn’t recognized before jumped out at me this morning. Romans 14:23 says, “But whoever has doubts is condemned if he eats, because the eating is not from faith. For whatever does not proceed from faith is sin.” In other words, if you believe eating meat offered to idols … Read More “Damned If You Do…” »
Romans 1:24-32 In these passages Paul is talking about men and women “exchanging the natural function for what is unnatural” vs 26-27. What struck me here isn’t that bit of truth, it’s at the end in verse 32 that made me pause and ponder. Verse 32 says “and although they know the ordinance of God, … Read More “Romans 1:24-32” »
“Godliness with contentment is great gain, for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content. But thouse who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that … Read More “What drives you” »
Ephesians 4:1 Walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called. In my day to day life am I walking according to the calling that I profess? The best answer I can give is I hope so, and that I’m trying. In the devotional Strength For Today John MacArthur says … Read More “Dining on asphalt” »
Don’t be a cotton headed ninny muggins! Proverbs 12:1 says “Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, But he who hates reproof is stupid.” I have been stupid most of my life. And for that I am ashamed, and apologetic.
Philippians 2:9-11 says that every knee will bow to the name of Jesus, but you really need to read 1-13 to get the fulll impact of that statement. John MacArthur says that Philippians 2:10-11 “affirms that the whole intelligent universe is called to worship Christ.” The only question then is at what point that’s going … Read More “Bend The Knee” »
Read Luke 2:1-20 We’re all about to open gifts given from one to another. And while we’re in the process of unwrapping those gifts there will be a sense of excitement that will increase with each piece of paper that’s removed until finally we behold the gift that was given and we burst forth with … Read More “Unwrapping The Gift” »
What a wonderful time I just had with David. I asked him to give me time to do my devotions and he left. About a minute later he came back and sheepishly said he wanted to do devotions too. So he crawled up on my lap and we read “Seeing The Majesty of Christ” from … Read More “Bless The Lord Oh My Soul” »
“Do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is” Ephesians 5:17 I’m soon to be 54 years old, and I still don’t know what I want to be when I grow up. God isn’t going to explicitly tell me what car to buy, what job to take, where to live etc. … Read More “Not Your Will” »
Today I read Deuteronomy 32. I’ve never really understood what Moses did that was so wrong that he was kept from the promised land. When I read it today, I paused and pondered the meaning. I went back and read Numbers 20 where the event was recorded. In numbers 20:1-13 it is recorded that the … Read More “I Hit The Pavement” »