Just a couple of thoughts from the church service today that I wanted to record before I forgot: Believe the truth – I may know the truth, but I don’t always believe it or live it. My challenge is to believe the truth even if it’s difficult, because if I believe the lie then I…
Isn’t it interesting how the truth changes over time? You’d think that the truth is the truth and doesn’t change, but you’d be wrong. Or rather, you’d be right, but our definition of the truth is wrong. For example, Genesis 1-3. The truth is that there is more to that story than what we get…
Psalm 119:30 I have chosen the way of truth; Your judgments I have laid [before me]. Truth. That’s what I seek. What is the truth in this jumbled mess of religion? What is the truth in the light that is breaking through the darkness? I have been taught “truth” only to find out that…
One thing that I’m learning is how to dig out the meaning of a word in Hebrew. I’m not always sure if I’m doing it right, so I don’t know if I always make sense. Skip challenged his class to look up the words in John 17:17 which says, Sanctify them in your truth. Your…
1 Corinthians 4:3 What about me? Have I been faithful? Well, it matters very little what you or anyone else thinks. I don’t even trust my own judgment on this point. This certainly speaks to my heart! I find myself frustrated by what others think of me or craving the approval of others for what…
Celebrate Church had a guest speaker this Sunday, Pastor Allen Speegle, who was awesome! He made several points that hit me. The sermon was about faith and love. 1. Romans 12:3 – God has dealt to every man the measure of faith. Pastor Allen pointed out that it says “the” measure of faith, not “a”…
Numbers 23: 19God is not a man, that he should lie. He is not human, that he should change him mind. Has he ever spoken and failed to act? Has he ever promised and not carried it through? Those are rhetorical questions. But how awesome is the truth they emphasize! These are words from God,…
Romans 1:19 says that all people instinctively know the truth of God because He puts that knowledge in our hearts. But some people choose to push that knowledge away because then they can do what they want. The chapter goes on to say that God allowed them to do all the depraved things they wanted,…
Ecc 11:5 God’s ways are as hard to discern as the pathways of the wind and as mysterious as a tiny baby being formed in a mother’s womb. That pretty much sums it up. I have no idea what God is up to. But, I guess that’s why He is God and I’m not. We…
“As for God, His way is perfect.All the Lord’s promises prove true…” ~2 Sam. 22:31a All His promises prove TRUE. This is the crux of my doubts lately. Do His promises prove true for everyone or just some people. I guess, at my pity party and narrow point of view, it seems that I hear…
