MY RIGHT! But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. —John 1:12-13 Rights… what rights do you really have and where do they come from?  In the U.S. Constitution we read about the Freedom of speech, the Freedom of the press, the Freedom of religion, the Freedom of assembly and the Right to petition the government.  There are many other “rights” that we have as Americans stated in the Bill of Rights.             But what is…

BEWARE OF UNGODLY COUNSEL! The king answered the people harshly. Rejecting the advice given him by the elders, he followed the advice of the young men and said, “My father made your yoke heavy; I will make it even heavier. My father scourged you with whips; I will scourge you with scorpions.” So the king did not listen to the people, for this turn of events was from the Lord, to fulfill the word the Lord had spoken to Jeroboam son of Nebat through Ahijah the Shilonite.  When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What share do we have in David, what part in Jesse’s son? …

REMEMBER! On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in…

BE FULLY COMMITTED TIL YOU REACH HOME! And may your hearts be fully committed to the Lord our God, to live by his decrees and obey his commands, as at this time. —I Kings 8:61 But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence? We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.”  Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.”  Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.” —Luke 23:40-43  “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all…

JUSTICE IS COMING! Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’ —Luke 23:30 Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and everyone else, both slave and free, hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains. They called to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can withstand it?”—Revelation 6:15-16             We may look around at what is happening in this year of 2022 and…

 USE THE WISDOM HE HAS GIVEN YOU! I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be. —I Kings 3:12 God gave Solomon wisdom and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand on the seashore. Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East, and greater than all the wisdom of Egypt. —I Kings 4:29-30 From all nations people came to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, sent by all the kings of the world, who had heard of his wisdom. —I Kings 4:34 The Lord gave Solomon wisdom, just as…

DENIAL Then a servant girl, seeing him as he sat in the light and looking closely at him, said, “This man also was with him.” But he denied it, saying, “Woman, I do not know him.” And a little later someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not.” And after an interval of about an hour still another insisted, saying, “Certainly this man also was with him, for he too is a Galilean.” But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are talking about.” And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed. And the Lord turned and looked at Peter.…

OFFERING “No, but I will buy it from you for a price. I will not offer burnt offerings to the LORD my God that cost me nothing.” —II Samuel 24:24             What do I offer the Lord that is a cost to me?  Or, do I offer Him that which is really no cost to me at all?  The time that He has given me— is there any cost to me with the time I give to Him?  The talents that He has given me— is there any cost to me with the talents I give to Him?  The gifts that He has given me— is there any cost to me…

BETRAYER! Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve. He went away and conferred with the chief priests and officers how he might betray him to them. And they were glad, and agreed to give him money. So he consented and sought an opportunity to betray him to them in the absence of a crowd. —Luke 22:3-6 But behold, the hand of him who betrays me is with me on the table. For the Son of Man goes as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!” —Luke 22:21-22 The Son of Man will go just as it is written about…

OH YES, YOU WILL SEE JESUS! For it (that day…the coming of the Son of Man) will come upon all who dwell on the face of the whole earth. —Luke 21:36             People can deny God, disbelieve in God, speak against God, blame God and blaspheme God… but they will stand before Him one day… whether they believe that or not.  It will happen either when He comes or when they die… and we all will die!             One day Jesus will come back and His coming will impact the whole world.  People can act tough now and say things like… “Yeh, when I see God I will tell Him…