Seeking God

For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. - Romans 8:14 What a wonderful verse. If we are led by the Spirit of God we are...

And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And awe came upon...

In the creature’s knowing, esteeming, loving, rejoicing in, and praising God, the glory of God is both exhibited and acknowledged; his full...

The Commands of Jesus Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father,...

God is good, righteous and holy. He is good in that he is benevolent toward those that are his. He wants to do "good" for us and t...

Struggling with assurance, I found this from a sermon by John MacArthur. Reassuring for me to consider. Test yourself in this way. You onc...

I’m Tired I’m worn My heart is heavy From the work it takes To keep on breathing I’ve made mistakes I’ve let my hope fail My soul feel...

A disciple.... Bears fruit (John 15:8) Loves others (John 13:34-35) Is willing to renounce all that he has (Luke  14:33 ) Abides i...

Then they despised the pleasant land, having no faith in his promise. -- Psalm 106:24 The Israelites doubted God when he told them to g...

"The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight." Matthew 3:3 The ...

Man shall not live by bread alone but     by every word that comes from the mouth of God. Matthew 4:4 I was struck by this verse this m...

Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. -Matthew 4:1 Observations: 1. Note that the Spirit le...

But watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation* and drunkenness and cares of life and that day come upon you like a...

Lord, my purpose is to glorify you - that is to obey, serve, worship and believe you. (Note: to love you is to obey you). As a "soldie...

I have been meditating on Psalm 1 and thought I would share some of the things God has been showing me.   It is a beautiful Psal...

God will not go forth with that man who marches in his own strength. --C.H. Spurgeon

O LORD, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me; many are saying of my soul, there is no salvation for him in God. Satan is my...

RAY ORTLUND'S blog at the Gospel Coalition.... What kind of men does God use? Horatius Bonar, writing the preface to John Gillies’ ...

Dissatisfaction with life is most commonly a sign I want God's "stuff" instead of God. The main exception to this is when I d...

Today I sat to pray and had nothing. So I asked God to help me. Then I sat and "listened". One after another, God brought things ...

The secret of life is fruitbearing 3 Jn 4 The secret of fruit bearing is abiding Jn 15:5 The secret of abiding is obeying Jn 15:10 The s...

“I am not what I ought to be, I am not what I want to be, I am not what I hope to be .... but still I am not what I once used to be, and by...

Have you realized that most of your unhappiness in life is due to the fact that you are listening to  yourself instead of  talking to  yours...

I hear You say... My love is over, It's underneath It's inside It's in between In times of confusion, chaos and pain I...

For the believer, meditating on the glory of Christ is the way to transformation of the soul. The Spirit is the power but the initial place ...

“God created things which had free will. That means creatures which can go either wrong or right. Some people think they can imagine a creat...

Rock of Ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee; Let the water and the blood, From Thy wounded side which flowed, Be of sin the ...

At the beginning of time, the eternal counsel of the trinity meets to plan and discuss the creation of the world and those that...

The depth of the sin within me is unmeasurable. I can turn from absorbed in thinking about the Holy Spirit to wanting to destroy my fellow m...