Archive for March 2021
S89P4 – The good death: childish things
1 Cor. 13:11-12 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I…
Read MoreS89P3 – The good death: a false sense of ownership
Rom. 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. I remember my life before Christ having a constant theme. The child who sought freedom from an oppressive upbringing took his instant adult liberty to unhealthy limits. …
Read MoreS89P2 – The good death: divisive behavior
Eph. 4:31-32 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. At first glance, one might have thought that these people had it made. They were wealthy, attractive and living…
Read MoreS89P1 – The good death: earthly things
Col. 3:1-7 If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life…
Read MoreS88P6 – In the Throne Room: a worthy celebration
Rev. 5:8-10 Now when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll, and to…
Read MoreS88P5 – In the Throne Room: the divinely perfect Lamb
Rev. 5:4-7 So I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open and read the scroll, or to look at it. But one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose…
Read MoreS88P4 – In the Throne Room: a repository of future secrets
Rev. 5:1-3 And I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a scroll written inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals. Then I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to loose its seals?” And no one in…
Read MoreA matter of time
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-qnw3n-fce170 Recently, I have been challenged to evaluate how I spend this time and this life while God still grants me minutes and hours here. There is a lot we could be doing, and then there is a lot we should be doing. Perhaps it is time yet again for us to seek God regarding…
Read MoreS88P3 – In the Throne Room: the sacrifice of gifts
Rev. 4:9-11 Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying: “You are worthy,…
Read MoreS88P2 – In the Throne Room: holiness commands a confession of worship
Rev. 4:6-8 Before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal. And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back. The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature like a calf, the third living creature…
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