“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.” (2 Timothy 4:7 in the King James Version of the Holy Bible) The Apostle Paul wrote, “…I have kept the faith.” We only keep things we value. Upstairs in my guest room is a…
“Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily best us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us.” (Hebrews 12:1 in the King James Version of…
“But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you.” (Luke 6:27 in the King James Version of the Holy Bible) In essence, Jesus was saying, “Listen up!” While reading this passage today, I was reminded of a time I was trying to…
“But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.” (Acts 20:24 in the King James…
“Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.” (Romans 13:10 in the King James Version of the Holy Bible) This morning I was convicted by this scripture that a friend posted on Facebook. Not that I have done any wrong to my neighbors,…
“And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray.” (Matthew 18:13 in the King James Version of the Holy Bible) Often we allow what I call “the Mob Mentality” to…
“What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee” (Psalm 56:3 in the King James Version of the Holy Bible). David lived in constant fear of King Saul trying to end his life. He did not hesitate to admit to his own emotions of fear. He found the antidote…
“When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her” (Ruth 1:18 in the King James Version of the Holy Bible.) The Book of Ruth is a small book (only 4 chapters) in the Old Testament. It is the story of a…
“Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering (for he is faithful that promised;) (Hebrews 10:23 in the King James Version of the Holy Bible.) In the book of Hebrews, the Apostle Paul was writing to saints and admonishing them to keep a firm grip on the…