STAND! Like a muddied spring or a polluted well are the righteous who give way to the wicked. —Proverbs 25:26 The wicked flee though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion. —Proverbs 28:1 Access to clean water is a great blessing. To be able to drink water right out of the tap day after day is something that is taken for granted by many. Millions upon millions live without access to safe, clean water every day. These precious people spend hours each day just getting water for the basic needs of life. So many of these people only have water available from muddied water or…

YOU WILL GIVE AN ACCOUNT OF YOUR LIFE For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad. —II Corinthians 5:10 But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken. —Matthew 12:36 So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God. —Romans 14:12 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give…

OUR KING IS IN CONTROL! The king’s heart is like a stream of water directed by the LORD; he guides it wherever he pleases. —Proverbs 21:1 Does a king, president or any ruler really think they are in charge? Do they really believe they have the final word? Could it be that they think they are really in control? If they do then they are deluded. Pharaoh truly believed that he had absolute authority, but God said that “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth” (Romans 9:7; Exodus 9:6). “He…

THE IMPURE MADE PURE! Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am clean and without sin”? —Proverbs 20:9 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. —II Corinthians 3:17-18 Not one person on the planet can say “I have kept my heart pure; I am clean and without sin.” I have not run into a person yet that does not admit that they have lied. In acknowledging this they…

September 11th & God

AN ISOLATED BELIEVER IS A DISOBEDIENT BELIEVER Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment. —Proverbs 18:1 Have you heard this before? “I don’t need to be part of a church to follow God.” Or have you heard this? “I can worship God out in the woods. Who says you have to be part of a church?” Or how about this one— “Jesus and me are enough! I don’t need to go to church.” As is mentioned in the Proverb above, those who isolate themselves are really seeking their own desire. They are selfish and will not listen to reason. I have met many…

FEAR THE LORD! Whoever fears the Lord walks uprightly, but those who despise him are devious in their ways. —Proverbs 14:2 Those who truly have a right relationship with the Lord will be seen in the way they live. Their lives will be one of walking righteously and will be growing in righteousness. Those who despise the Lord will have lives of deceitfulness and not be straightforward. They may be scheming and underhanded, sneaky or conniving. It is clear with so many we have come into contact with and speak of the Lord with that they do not want anything to do with Him because they want to do what…

GIVE YOURSELF TO HIS WORK! Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. —I Corinthians 15:58 Brothers and sisters, are you standing firm? Is there anything that is causing you not to stand firm? Are you being moved my something so you are not standing firm? Are you fully giving yourself to God’s Work or has something else become a priority? What is your giftedness and the work the Lord has called you into? Why are you not focusing on His desires for…

His Word— The Apple of Your Eye My son, keep my words and store up my commands within you. Keep my commands and you will live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye. Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and to insight, “You are my relative.” —Proverbs 7:1-4 Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not disregard it. Blessed are those who listen to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway. For those who find me find life and receive favor from the Lord. —Proverbs 8:32-35 Brothers and sisters, stop…

SEXUAL SIN For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil. —Proverbs 5:3 Pornography in the United States alone brings in 10 billion dollars a year! Why would women and men display themselves like this? Well we are told that “the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs” (I Timothy 6:19). “The financial cost to business productivity in the U.S. alone is estimated at $16.9 Billion annually.” More money is lost each year through the loss of business productivity than is gained through…