Transformed – Not Conformed God is not impressed by outside appearances. Rather, He’s concerned with the inward. In choosing David over his brothers, the Lord said, “For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” (1 Samuel 16:7b) God’s sees the […]

What Goes Around Comes Around The old saying goes, “What goes around comes around.” In other words, actions have their consequences. This was God’s message when He allowed the Medo-Persian army to pillage and plunder Babylon and the Chaldeans. As the Babylonians had done to Judea, Jerusalem, and the Jews, God was now exacting the […]

Surviving outrageous fortune Inevitably when at the beach we see children building sand castles. They build grand visions of a little kingdom with buildings, walls, and mote. They put all their hopes and dreams into these structures and are proud of their creation. But just as inevitable is their kingdom’s downfall. The next day comes, […]

The Power of Words Moses learned a valuable lesson about needing to have what he says under God’s control. As the people were crying out for water, accusing Moses of their demise, Moses took their case before the Lord, and God told him to take the rod and speak to the rock, and through his […]

God Disciplines for Healing In His message to Egypt, the Lord laid out His judgment in how He would bring about the complete collapse of their infrastructure, socially, economically, and politically. And while His purpose was to warn Israel not to rely upon the Egyptians, it was also to bring about Egypt’s repentance. “And the […]

Time To Take A Stand It’s time we stop talking about what’s wrong and start doing something about it. Edmund Burke said, “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” The problem is that those who know what is right fail to speak out when wrong is being […]

The Devil’s All About Opportunity The Bible tells us that we are to make the most of every opportunity. “Walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.” (Ephesians 5:15-16) The reason we need to be careful in how we live, “walk circumspectly,” and redeem the time, or […]

Repentant Fruit While dragon fruit may need to repent, this is not the fruit I’m talking about. Fruit refers to the way we live our lives. Do we live our lives for Christ, or do we live our lives for Satan, the dragon, or ourselves? Repentance is not just being sorry. To repent means to […]

No Wear No Tear Wear and tear is the damage that is naturally associated and inevitably occurs as a result of normal use or aging. The expression refers to the damage or deterioration resulting from ordinary use. But there is nothing ordinary or common about our service to the Lord. After His resurrection Jesus appears […]

The Christ We See In Revelation chapter one John sees Christ as He has never seen Him before. His hair was extreme white, his face shined like the sun in full strength, His eyes burned of fire, out of His mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and His words were the sound of many waters. […]