You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister? Or why do you treat them with contempt? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat. It is written: ‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord,every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.’ So then, each of us will give an account of [...]
Archive for the ‘holiness’ Category
I’ll love you even if…
Posted in Christian fellowship, Christian life, Christian love, God's justice, holiness, judging others, relationships, tagged Christian freedom, House MD. Love is Blind on April 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The hardest thing I have had to learn
Posted in backsliding, Christian life, holiness, Lordship of Christ, Obedience, tagged All Day and All of the Night, Billy Corgan, Hot Chelle Rae, Mike Flanagan, Namond Brice, Smashing Pumpkins, The Kinks, The Wire, Tonight Tonight on September 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“By day the LORD directs his love,at night his song is with me—a prayer to the God of my life (Psalm 42:8).” “I believe that you and me last forever Oh yeah, all day and night-time yours, leave me never The only time I feel alright is by your side” (The Kinks, All Day and [...]
A day to remember
Posted in Christian life, God's love, holiness, tagged discipline, Finland, World Track and Field Championships Daegu on September 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the LORD (Psalm 104:34).” Days like yesterday are rare for me. It was a day to remember. First, it was just incredibly gorgeous. The temperature was temperate, the air was dry, the skies were clear and the sun was bright My Sunday began with a [...]
Being good doesn’t have to be boring
Posted in Christian life, Christian love, God's attributes, Greatness, holiness, Jesus, Uncategorized on August 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
”My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer. You are the most excellent of men and your lips have been anointed with grace, since God has blessed you forever. Gird your sword on your side, you mighty one; clothe yourself with splendor and majesty. In your [...]
Every minute counts with God
Posted in holiness, Omniscience, tagged God's foreknowledge, Grover Gunn, Samuel and Saul on August 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to [...]
Hot potato
Posted in God's blessing, holiness, Obedience, tagged Ark of the Covenant, The Wire, Time after Time on August 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But whoever [...]
God’s boot camp
Posted in backsliding, Christian family, discipleship, God's love, holiness, Lordship of Christ, Obedience, spiritual warfare, suffering, Work, tagged God's discipline, Heartbreak Ridge on August 16, 2011 | 2 Comments »
“You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others. Join with me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No one serving [...]
Responding to “double whammies”
Posted in Christian love, holiness, suffering, tagged Neil Cavuto on May 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“This is why it is said: ’Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.’ Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil (Matthew 5:14-16).” A few days ago, I got a message from my boss which said,”Bring your [...]
Jesus says “Look at Me!”
Posted in backsliding, holiness, tagged Turn your eyes upon Jesus on December 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“It was not by their sword that they won the land, nor did their arm bring them victory; it was your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, for you loved them (Psalm 44:3).” As I sit here this morning, the wind is howling outside and blowing snow around. It is cold, [...]
The Internet doesn’t have to ruin our lives
Posted in backsliding, holiness, Holy Spirit, Lordship of Christ, spiritual warfare, temptation, tagged Internet, Satan, sin of pornography on December 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“David said about him:’‘I saw the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest in hope, because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, you will not let your holy one see decay. [...]
