Posts filed under ‘salvation’
Israel’s Destruction at the Hands Of American Islamists
One of the highest offices in the Department of Homeland Security is occupied by a Muslim Brotherhood zealot, with an active twitter account. On this Twitter account Mohamed Elibiary trashes Christians and dares call America an “Islamic nation.”
Taking Captive Every Thought
I have learned that when I realize my mind has begun to wonder and is going into areas that don’t glorify Him or help me, then I simply start praising Him. Rather than try to think about something else specifically, I am helped when I simply make a sharp turn away from what I’m actively thinking and begin praising God. It seems much easier than trying to deliberately replace the thoughts that are pulling me down the wrong road with thoughts that are just as deliberate to pull me back toward the correct road.
The Undeniable Value of Praising God for Everything
I fully believe that praise is the greatest weapon the Christian has at their disposal. We need to use this weapon before we use anything else, or at least in conjunction with His Word. It lifts us out of our circumstances, spiritually.
Continue Reading November 14, 2013 at 9:12 AM Leave a comment
Praise Him for Everything that Comes Your Way and I DO Mean Everything
For the average person, only those who “win” are seen as being victorious in Christ. Those who lose? Failures. They misheard God. They only thought they were directed by God but in reality, they missed the boat entirely.
Can God Still Use A Weakened Vessel In These Last Days?
But is there room for an unworthy vessel? We’re all unworthy. But His grace is enough. His glory is made perfect in weakness. In the end, no matter what happens on this earth, it will only be for a short time. Eternity awaits. I admit I’m eager. But until then, I know that there are no answers and that the battles we all face are the same that the Apostles fought against, and every other human being who has walked the earth.
Praise Him When There is Nothing Else You Can Do
We can go through life miserable, expecting other people to help us when we are down and believing Old Slewfoot’s lies. We can also choose to begin praising God in spite of the way we feel about life and ourselves. I’m sure neither Paul or Silas felt great. They were probably in pain. Instead of throwing a pity party, they threw a praise party and directed their praise to God!
Continue Reading November 11, 2013 at 1:15 PM Leave a comment
Life for the Christian is Not Easy and Praise is Quite Possibly the Best Weapon We Have
But my response to situations emotionally are what concern me the most. I spent plenty of time praying, asking for God to do this or that, but looking back, I realize I spent very little time praising Him for His purposes, His direction, and ultimately, that He might be glorified.
Continue Reading November 10, 2013 at 3:06 PM Leave a comment
God’s Permissive vs. His Perfect Will in Life
In all things, God is Victor. In every way, God’s purposes are being accomplished, whether through His permissive will or His perfect will. We also see this in the lives of numerous individuals in the Hebrew Bible (OT). At times, Pharaoh hardened his own heart. On other occasions, God hardened Pharaoh’s heart. How can we justify that in terms of “free will”? It is difficult, but the truth appears to be that God will use the unsaved person to glorify Himself. Pharaoh already had an entrenched disposition that led him to harden his heart against God.
Mark Driscoll Crashes the Strange Fire Conference and Then Lies About What Happened
Because of the conference, Driscoll took it upon himself to literally crash the event. I know for a fact that there was a waiting list of at least 400 people to get into that conference. Due to the lack of space, many were denied and only the original 2,800 had seats for the conference. For Driscoll to simply crash the event is something that I don’t believe glorified Christ. Of course, he would likely argue that he did not believe the event itself brought glory to God so that gave him the right to crash it. He even tweeted to his followers that he would be there soon, as a heads up.
Nehemiah is Our Example of How to Build the Wall in Spite of Troubles Surrounding Us
Obviously today, we are not placing physical bricks in a wall. We are introducing unsaved people to God. Satan wants us to stop doing that and he will use intimidation, fear, false charm, and anything else he can muster to change our direction. The only thing we can do is as Peter says and that is to resist the devil and he will flee from us. How do we resist? Through prayer and to see how intense the battle in prayer can get, look no further than our Lord’s difficult time in the Garden of Gethsemane, just prior to being betrayed by Judas (cf. Matthew 26).
Continue Reading October 22, 2013 at 9:46 AM Leave a comment
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