Repent And Return

No matter who we are, from pope's to peasants, we have the need of daily repentance for things done against a Holy God, knowingly or unknown to us. Some may be obvious and great sins, other lesser things we think God should place under the "curve" as teachers do to cut the class some slack. …

My Secret Sins Cry Out For Mercy

The first 2 verses of the day that I read and studied today brought about the same train of thought in my mind. My need for the Holy Spirit of God to give me a repentant and humble heart. The "Secret Sins" of my title are not the ones I've hidden from people throughout my …

Your “Go To” Yoke

Merriam Webster definition of yoke1 a: a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together b: an arched device formerly laid on the neck of a defeated person e: (1): a crosspiece on the head of a boat's rudder (2): an …

Our Time of Visitation, Don’t Miss It

Luke 19:41-44 Now as He (Jesus) drew near, He saw the city and wept over it, 42 saying, “If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. 43 For days will come upon you when your enemies will …

Tamar, The 1st Levirate Marriage

In the gospels of Mark 12:18-27, Matthew 22:23-34 and Luke 20:27-40 the Sadducees approach Jesus with an unusual question considering they didn't believe in life after death. The Sadducees refused to go beyond the written Torah (first five books of the Bible). Unlike the Pharisees they denied the immortality of the soul, bodily resurrection after …

Being Like A Child

This morning my Tecarta Bible app brought together the verse of the day and devotional reading together in a way that shed clearer light on God's Word. Matthew chapter 6 is a continuation of Jesus' famous "sermon on the mount" that began in chapter 5. In the Gospel of Luke our verse of the day …

Prayer vs Worry, Be Careful

To say our country is in uncharted territory would be a huge understatement. Covid-19 is morphing into new strains with unknown implications. A new administration is in the white house that half of the country didn't vote for. That's not unusual in an election but this is, Military.com - Guard officials said Thursday that approximately …

1Tim. 2:1-3 Pray For All Men

Since before the Nov. 3rd presidential election I have been praying that "God's Will" would be done in it and that I would acknowledge the outcome as His Will. Many times and ways scripture tells us that God places authorities over people according to their actions in following His ways or not. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=god%20gives%20people%20the%20leaders%20they%20deserve&ko=-1&ia=web The Book …

It Was Of God

When studying the Bible there are times when it seems like words or phrases just jump off the page and scream, "Look At Me!!!" One of those phrases caught my attention so much that I began collecting screenshots of the Bible verses, 42 so far to be exact. It is, "It Was Of God." What …

H2021″The Adulteress Looking Down On Her Prostitute Sister”

I thought about writing this post in December but the title that I wanted to give it stopped me several times. In my mind the title should have been "The Adulteress Looking Down On Her Prostitute Sister" and for that reason I didn't write it. It seemed vulgar to me. Then after New Years I …

Sun-diving Comet, CME,6.0EQ, Solar Eclipse, & “7”

This is a follow up to the things I wrote about in my last post, https://intheword.blog/2020/12/05/a-solar-eclipse-jonah-nahum/ "Solar Eclipses, Jonah, Nahum & America?" On Dec. 14th 2020 I anticipated that maybe some other events might occur to give emphasis to the uniqueness and oddity of events occurring on this given date. Early in the day while …

Is God Judging America?

This morning I woke up with a sobering thought in light of the turmoil going on with the presidential elections outcome. The thought was, "what would it have felt like to be a decent God fearing person and to have lived in ancient Israel, Judah and Jerusalem exactly, and to have witnessed the invasion of …

Multitudes, Multitudes, In The Valley of Decision!

Day before yesterday while out on a drive with my wife we were discussing how divided our nation is over the outcome of the presidential election. We both agreed that if it weren't for so many claims of cheating in such blatant ways the idea our candidate honestly losing would be more acceptable. But that's …

Could God Use A Fallen Person Like Donald Trump

The last almost 4 years with Donald Trump as president has been quite a ride. Sometimes as with the 1st presidential debate not a very appealing one but certainly not boring either. Before the 2016 election I questioned in my heart if God would use a man with the moral flaws that Donald Trump clearly …

Coincidence? I Think Not

There are numbers that repeatedly pop up in the Bible that seems to have a common theme about them. The number 40 is such a example. 40 appears in the Bible about 146 times and seems to demark times of testing, trial or probation. The first times God uses the number 40 in the Bible …

Make Trials & Failures Stepping Stones

There are scriptures that may get you on the bad side of people when they don't follow your train of thought. For me personally, this one has not been well received at times, Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the …

Footholds Lead To Strongholds

Ephesians 4:23-27 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; [24] And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. [25] Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. [26] Be ye angry, and sin …

Facing Hurricane Delta, Trusting Jesus

8am The Blue Dot is my home. Today, for the 2nd time this year a substantial hurricane will move across the parish of our home within 40 miles or so. That's relatively close to being a direct hit but without the full impact. It's also close enough to a direct hit that until it has …

Striving For A Crown, Struggling With Sin

Struggling with sin is not a topic many people will crave to learn about. Maybe because it will cause them to look more intently at their own flaws and outright failures and all the more so if you label yourself as a "Christian." Since the fall of Adam and Eve in the garden sin has …

Two Had To Die

When reading the Bible I've learned to pay attention to the "side notes," those added comments that seem as though they are only fluff, something inconsequential. Today's MyDailyBible app devotional reading is a perfect example of that and is where the title of this blog post comes from. DailyPlan : one-year-tract : 2020-09-15 #Bible https://www.mydailybible.org/dp/esv/one-year-tract/2020-09-15.htm …

Damaged Goods

This morning as I prayed, telling Father God how much I desired to have communion with Him in my time of Bible study a thought came to mind, "damaged goods." Damaged Goods nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of damaged goods: products that are broken, cracked, scratched, etc.informal : a person who is considered to be no …

Are You Thirsty?

Being thirsty is an interesting and remarkable thing God has built into humans, animals and even plants. Yesterday afternoon I noticed a young potted fig tree with it's tender green branches and leaves drooping down limp. It had only been about 30 hours since I had watered it but this south Louisiana heat was about …

Too Good To Be True?

There's a mindset that I think becomes ingrained in every heart and mind and a well known phrase describes it, "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably isn't." Once you get stung by this truth through costly lessons in life that mindset can become second nature. Starting from that statement I want …

Before The Lamp of God Went Out

Two days ago, in the devotional reading in of MyDailyBible app a verse caught my attention for a couple reasons. First because of it's number, 1 Samuel 3:3. I have learned to pay close attention to 3's in the Bible like "on the 3rd day," or "Luke 3:23 And Jesus himself began to be about …

Has God Said???

Genesis 3:1 (KJV) Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? (ESV) Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that …