We all have wants and we all have needs. It is fine to satisfy some (but not all) of our wants, but there are times when wants need to be set aside in order to receive what we need. This is no more true than when it comes to hearing the truth. Sometimes truth hurts, but just like the pain of the … [Read more...] about WANT OR NEED! (Part 1 of 2)
Body
Being the Temple of God
All Christians have a responsibility – to keep the temple of God clean and pure. In 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 it says, "What? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s." The Scripture says your body … [Read more...] about Being the Temple of God
LINED UP!
A “plumb line” is a cord with a weight attached to one end so as to dangle freely for determining an exact vertical standing. It is used to ensure while building upward that the vertical is straight and not leaning. In being used, the “plumb line” doesn’t change or shift according to the desires of the carpenter, but … [Read more...] about LINED UP!
ATTENTIVENESS! (Part 3 of 3)
Some comments are worth ignoring. People may tell us things which should be allowed to go in one ear and out the other or to pass over our head. However, there are words spoken which ought to be taken in and cherished in the heart. Solomon urged. . … [Read more...] about ATTENTIVENESS! (Part 3 of 3)
PRESENCE FILLED!
When the Tabernacle was first set up and everything in it had been put in place -- according to all the Lord commanded Moses (Exodus 40:16 & 32) -- we read. . . “(34) Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord … [Read more...] about PRESENCE FILLED!