“Grandpa, look,” said my grandson as he attempted to get my attention while I was driving. As dangerous and distracting as diverting my attention would be, he nonetheless had the faith to get it. Why do kids crave attention? They are eager to show adults what they are working on and their accomplishments, and as …
As I was preaching the gospel on the streets of Louisville the other day, two sinners on scooters rode by and said, “Get over it!” What were they referring to? Were they asking me to get over the fact that I’ve been forgiven? That the Creator of the entire universe reached down and set me …
2 Timothy 3:13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. “Deceived” in Greek is defined as “to cause to stray from the straight path – to roam, wander. To lead astray from safety, truth, or moral uprightness. To deceive, mislead.” This same Greek word is used in: Matt …
I remember a time when one of my kids got so sick, he was afraid he was going to die. Tears began to flow, and repentant words began to emit from his pie-hole. Knowing this was nothing more than “jailhouse religion,” I called it out, thanking him for the apologies but made it known to …
As the psalmist observed his surroundings, he obviously dived deeper into the spiritual abyss. Jerusalem, the back-setting for Psalms 46:4, was a city with small streams. However, the psalmist wrote: 4 There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High. …
“Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.” [Matthew 12:34] You cannot get around it; your mouth will eventually reveal what is in your heart. Your passion cannot help but come to the surface in your thoughts, actions, and eventually words. A football fan thinks and speaks about football. A golf fan watches, …
While the word Revival is not found in the KJV of the Bible, “revive” can be found 13 times. Chayah is the Hebrew word which means to quicken, recover, repair, or restore. It is defined in the Cambridge dictionary as “the process of becoming more active or popular again; a time when interest in religion …
Have you ever considered what “lukewarm” actually is? It is a temperature that has a semblance of being hot or cold but is neither. The temperature is uncommitted in either direction, leaving most people disappointed. I have been let down more than once purchasing a “hot” cup of coffee, only to receive a tepid taste …
Peter wrote a letter in 2 Peter to them that have obtained “like precious faith with us.” “Like precious” is the Greek word “isotimos” which is defined as “of equal value or honor.” In other words, the believers that he addressed were Christians like you and me. Their faith had equal value to Peter’s faith. …
Self-Control is defined by https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-control as “restraint over one’s own impulses, emotions, or desires.” It is a close cousin is self-discipline; “correction or regulation of oneself for the sake of improvement.” These words are used interchangeably as synonyms. The antonym of this word is self-indulgence; excess; intemperance; gluttony; unconstraint; drunkenness. In my estimation, there is …
