Mournful Musings

“O Lord God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before You.  Let my prayer come before You; incline Your ear unto my cry—for my soul is full of troubles.  And my life draws nigh unto the grave.  I am counted with them that go down into the pit; I am as a man...

On Presuming On God’s Grace

“What shall we say then?  Shall we continue in sin, that Grace may abound?  God forbid!  How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?” Romans 6:1-2 If there’s truly been an inward change, it’ll soon be evident in the way we talk and walk. Someone once...

What Does It Cost You?

“And King David said to Ornan, ‘Nay, but I will verily buy it for the full price—for I will not take that which is yours for the Lord nor offer burnt offerings without cost.” I Chronicles 21:24 If we’re not giving our best, we need not wonder how He feels about it....

I Know You

“Then the Word of the Lord came unto me, saying ‘Before I formed you in the belly I knew you  . . .” Jeremiah 1:4-5a When we realize His omniscience is coupled with His Grace and Mercy, how can we resist Him and refuse to serve Him? “He knows me.” That’s the message...

The Soul’s Civil War

“O wretched man that I am!  Who shall deliver me from the body of this death?  I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord.  So, then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.” Romans 7:24-25 Only those who are redeemed will have...

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