Wherein Does Your Strength Lie?

“And Delilah said to Samson, ‘Tell me, I pray you, wherein your great strength lies’. . .” Judges 16:6a Until we know its Source, we’ll tend to use our own; then once known, we must daily rely upon it lest we lose it. Strength and weakness. They’re ever-present in...

The Soul’s Repose

“Peace I leave with you; My Peace I give unto you—not as the world gives, give I unto you.  Let not your heart be troubled; neither let it be afraid.” John 14:27 You won’t find it in a textbook or department store; it’s only found in His loving arms. Christ’s...

Sin’s Blinding Power

“. . .And he knew not that the Lord was departed from him.” Judges 16:20c It’s never sudden or overnight, but always the result of a gradual slide. Powerlessness. That’s what Samson experienced that day when the Philistines pounced upon him in Delilah’s house.  Just a...

The Soul’s Solidarity

“Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also who shall believe on Me through their word—that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me and I in You. . .that they also may be one in Us. . .that the world may believe that You have sent Me.  And the Glory...

The Soul’s Sanctification

“Sanctify them through Your Truth.  Your Word is Truth.” John 17:17 It begins at the moment of the New Birth; it ends when we finally see Him face-to-Face. Sanctification. Such a big word.  Hard-to-spell word.  And, even harder to understand word. Yet, Jesus. . .God’s...

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