Boast only in Christ
... I am the Lord, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight,” says the Lord." (NKJV) Jeremiah 9:23-24
Humans often pride themselves after attaining some ...
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Grow as a wheat not chaff
... is Judgment day.
I am an amateur farmer, I lack experience but one thing I have learnt in the field of farming is that no wheat has lived everlasting on the farmer's field, be it wheat or tares, they ...
Distracted Missionaries
... the like rather than indulge in all the carnal distractions; acknowledging that our mission days on earth are numbered and judgment comes soon.
Dear Christian reader let us not lose focus on our purpose ...
Finish the Race
“In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry (NIV) Ephesians 4:26.
People seek God because they want to enjoy the providence, provisions and escape the judgment ...
Is Your Seed Worthy Enough? Part II
“Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might…” (NIV) Eccl. 9:10
The Bible outlines many principles of life that must be followed if one needs to succeed in this world. One such principle ...
Pollution control
... and if we aren't careful it can be like that undetectable pollution. Anger is a very strong emotion that impairs our judgment and can cause us to do things that we know are wrong. It is closely related ...
A donkey rebukes an angry prophet
... pursue and blindness he gets angry and unjustly vents his rage on his donkey. It appears he even forgot that he was in conversation with a mere brute. Additionally, Balaam indirectly passes his own judgment ...
Control Your Words
... Yes, judgment at the last day will proceed based on a man's words. "For by your words you will be justified, and by your words, you will be condemned", Matthew 12:37. Also, Psalm 109:17-18 says “He who loved ...
Do not worry
... You cannot stop yourself from growing old. Death will surely come, and no human can change that. Judgment is surely coming; you must find Christ as an advocate rather than worrying about it. Lastly, some ...
Moral absolutes - Part 2
... this with Paul’s rebuke of governor Felix, “Now as he reasoned about righteousness (i.e., “morality” – Moffit), self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and answered, ‘GO away for now; ...
Moral absolutes
... it up when he declares that moral/ethical judgments are “something that we ultimately judge by the ‘seat of the pants’” (Alan Crippen, ed., “The Train Wreck of Truth and Knowledge,” Reclaiming the Culture, ...
Responsible parenting III
... take their training seriously because they will give an account in judgment! Parents stand between God and their children as far as instruction and training are concerned! May God bless our efforts and ...
How well do you listen?
... the cause, truth passes us by that we need to obey.
Much of our education from elementary school on up tells us how to speak, but how much time is spent learning the art of listening? Come the Judgment ...
Are you spending time with God?
... but we definitely won’t on Judgment Day! Wouldn’t you much rather win the war than a mere battle? When all is said and done, none of this will matter to us because our rewards aren’t on this earth! Our ...
God, kind or wicked?
... where you stand on the day of the Lord (judgment day), you could see God as a kind God or a wicked God. When we were growing up as children, whenever, we did something good and we get rewarded, we see ...
Recapturing Christian Virtue in our modern world
"Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world." (KJV) 1 John 4:17
In the verse above, we read “… as he is, so are we ...
God is Light
... and instructions in life.
Even though God exists forever, the light will not be there forever for you. You will have no use of light after your death. Judgment can come anytime to reward those who enjoyed ...
Love more, judge not
... (1Timothy 5:20), but judgment is in the hands of the only one Judge. (James 4:12)
Judah in realizing the situation in proper perspective had to admit humbly, “she is more righteous than I am” (Genesis ...
Do not worry
... You cannot stop yourself from growing old. Death will surely come, and no human can change that. Judgment is surely coming; you must find Christ as an advocate rather than worrying about it. Lastly, some ...
Who is your friend?
... are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away. Therefore, the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the LORD knows the way of the ...