“We are but beginners now in spiritual education; for although we have learned the first letters of the alphabet, we cannot read words yet, much less can we put sentences together! As one says, “He who has been in heaven but five minutes — knows more than all the theologians on earth!” C. H. Spurgeon This week as I was driving to speak at the Ladies Bible Study, I was engaged in a minor vehicle wreck in my truck. It was no person’s fault but my own. Thankfully, no one was hurt, but I damaged property and shamefully felt very […]

“There is no virtue in possessing the Bible or even in reading it as literature. There must be a deep desire to hear God speaking to us and an unquestioning willingness to do whatever He says.” William MacDonald When we go to work for an employer we exchange our work for a paycheck. With our obligation is an expected level of energy, effort, commitment, and reliability to the employer and the job we have agreed to do. Those who don’t follow this work ethic will likely cease to be employed. There is with this also an attitude of allegiance. Our Lord […]

“The hope that God has provided for you is not merely a wish.  Neither is it dependent on other people, possessions, or circumstances for its validity. Instead, biblical hope is an application of your faith that supplies a confident expectation in God’s fulfillment of His promises. Coupled with faith and love, hope is part of the abiding characteristics in a believer’s life.”  John Broger Allow me to ask a personal question not just of you, but also of myself. Are we in Jesus Christ? I pray that our faith is real and more and more realized by the great priority […]

“Though an host of demons are lined up against us, let us not be afraid; though the hottest persecution should rise up against us, yet let us put our trust in God. Even though Satan, and the rest of his apostate spirits, are powerful, when compared with us; yet, if put in competition with the Almighty, they are as weak as the smallest worms. God has them all reserved in chains of darkness until the final judgment day. They shall only go as far as He permits them, and no farther.”  George Whitfield A significant personal question is what importance […]