"For Such A Time As This" (Esther 4:14)
TRUSTING GOD IN TIMES OF PERIL
In Genesis Chapters 2-3 we have the LORD God revealing Himself to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden as gracious creator; the one who designed and made of all of the beauty and wonder that surrounded them, all of which is given to them to freely enjoy and exercise dominion over. Most gloriously […]
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I have probably given way too much attention to Satan or the devil these past few posts, but only because our eternal destiny, Heaven or Hell, lies in our knowledge and understanding of his existence, of his diabolical ways, of our helplessness in ourselves to defend against them, and of his ultimate goal of separating
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Question: How do you know a politician is lying? Answer: Their lips are moving. This is meant to be a “joke”, but as we have seen over the past several elections in this country, there is more truth to this than we would like to believe. Mankind, according to the Bible, is by nature, at
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This is a significantly revised version of a post with the same title from December 2021 The Bible has many descriptive names for the one referred to in Revelation 12:9, as the “great dragon”, “the serpent of old”, “the Devil and Satan”. These and a number of other names/titles for him found in scripture represent
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The following is a revision of a post with the same title published in November 2021. One of the most humiliating, frustrating and distressing experiences a person could have in this world is to realize that they have been deceived – scammed – the victim of a con (confidence) game or a swindle, wherein they
This was originally part of a series I posted in October/November 2021 “exposing” the person and works of the devil. Some revisions have been made. In my two most recent posts I have looked at the reality and origin of the being the Bible identifies as Satan or the devil. He is revealed to be
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The following was originally posted in April 2023. It includes some minor revisions. It is the evening prior to the Jewish Passover, approximately 2000 years ago. Jesus has completed His public ministry and has been spending the last few days of His life with His apostles, instructing them of His approaching death and how they
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The following was originally posted in April 2023. It includes some minor revisions. Do you know the love of God? Do you personally, intimately and experientially know the width and length and depth and height of the love of Christ which passes (human) knowledge. The Apostle Paul prays for Christians in Ephesians 3:14-19 that we
By This We Know Love Read More »
One of the most famous and glorious musical compositions ever written outside of the Psalms is Handel’s Messiah. It was composed in 1741 by George Fredric Handel as an English-language oratorio, which is defined as “a large-scale musical work for orchestra and voices, typically a narrative on a religious theme, performed without the use of
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I suspect that every mother desires great things for her children, that they will grow up and become successful, dignified, someone who others respect and look up to, someone a mother can be proud of. No mother had greater aspirations for this than Mrs. Zebedee, the mother of Jesus’ disciples, James and John, also known