Every emotionally stable individual has a proper interest in personal well-being. However, it is only the spiritually mature ones who put their commitment to themselves in its proper place. And that place is last. That goes against the philosophy that we need to love ourselves first before we will be able to love others and God. That life view is utter rubbish. We don’t love God because we love ourselves. No! “We love him, because he first loved us” (1 John 4:19). And two verses later we learn that our love for God generates our love for others: “He who loveth God love his brother also.” So you see, self-love isn’t first in our relationships and in our commitments.
The Commitment of Ruth
We Are Facing More Than a Virus
Deceptions, end times, covid-19, vaccines, truth, hope, warnings. And God!
“I don’t know who I can believe anymore.” Have you thought, heard or maybe declared this statement in the past year? Is it wrong to entertain this thought? More than any other time in my life I have come to see how far reaching deception is. It is everywhere. On a positive note, realizing that deception is so prevalent can instill in us a love for the truth and a need to seek God as the source of truth.
Questioning a source of information because it is human in origin is a good practice in the age in which we live. Without stating it, one has established that something received may be false or deceptive. Did Eve ponder on whether she could believe the serpent? It doesn’t appear that she calculated whether the recommendation the serpent was making could bring negative consequences. I would like to clarify that questioning information, is very different from disrespecting an office of authority such as a leader of the home, church or state.
As we speak, I am asking myself the question, “Should I accept a coronavirus vaccine if it is offered to me? What if it is made obligatory by the government?” We have been praying about this. It has been a prayer request on Wednesday evenings. Maybe it seems odd that I would open this discussion about deception with, the garden of Eden and a coronavirus vaccine. Many of you know I work in healthcare. I do not present this as an expert voice. Let me explain that I know very little about vaccines and have not done extensive research on this subject. In short, my understanding of the science behind the 2020 events and the various vaccines is minimal. To be honest with you, I don’t really know who I can trust to tell me the truth in medical journals or on media sites. I hope that by the time this paper is completed, we can have a new love for the truth and its Author. The Lord is my Shepherd and He is Holy, He has never failed, never been taken by surprise, never wondered what decision is the correct one, He is good and He will not withhold any good thing from the heart that lives in communion with Him.
This perspective comes, not from an expert, but from one of the flock. Since the Lord is my Shepherd all I can say is that you are hearing from a sheep.
One of the great needs of the hour is to find our present day experience in the Truth of God’s Word. Read it all
Restricted Way to Heaven: Jesus Only
We believe only those who have Jesus as Lord and Savior are saved and will go to heaven. We say there is no other way. We teach that no other religion or belief system will lead anyone to eternal life. We say Jesus is the only way. We neither flex nor give ground on our doctrine of salvation. But must we be so restrictive?
Christ, the Only Way
How to Discern the Holy Spirit in Someone
I have a hard time distinguishing lemon trees from orange trees. But I have a sure-fire way of eventually identifying such trees. No, I don’t wait around for someone to put special signs on these trees. I simply wait till the trees bear fruit. Then I know a lemon tree from an orange tree!
I have no other way of knowing if I or anyone else has received the Holy Spirit. But I need no other way. This method of discernment works amply well.
The Day of Pentecost
Do Not Trust in Trump Nor Count on Courts Nor Lean on Legislatures Nor Hope in Howitzers
How to trust and not be afraid when goodness, honor, integrity, justice, kindness, and lawfulness are gone
Society is fraying about us. The culture is rotting. The nation’s fabric is coming apart. The institutions of stability are tottering. The foundations are crumbling. The bastions have been bastardized. The darkness deepens. An ill wind blows. And it’s so alarmingly frigid out there.
And fear chills the heart, gnaws the nerves, and jellies the spine.
Well, did I echo anything in your soul?
If you are already done with the bleak negativity, Read it all