HATE EVIL! And he said to the human race, “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.” —Job 28:28 Let those who love the LORD hate evil… —Psalm 97:10 To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech. —Proverbs 8:13 Hate evil, love good; maintain justice in the courts… —Amos 5:15 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. —Romans 12:9 Sincere love for God and a healthy fear of God is to “hate evil.” So do you and I hate evil? Or, do we play around with evil? We are…

LIFE WILL SOON BE OVER …he will perish forever like his own dung; those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’ —Job 20:7 Wow! It is coming my friend! There is an end to our life on this planet. Our body is wearing out and will not function anymore sometime not too far in the distant future. Think about it… just like our dung will turn to dust and be gone… so will our body. These bodies are just temporary tents for us to dwell in. Soon, life will be over… then what? This is a question we NEED to answer! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiRhcR4Vg10 I went for a swim this…

HE LOVES ME— ALWAYS! My relatives have failed me, my close friends have forgotten me. —Job 19:14 When times of difficulty come upon us there are relatives and even close friends who are not there for us. It seems when things are going well that our relationships appear close, but then when difficult times come those relationships seem to fade. They do not come around as often as they used to or have any contact as they did in the past. It seems that the difficulty keeps them away and has changed our relationship from being close to being distant or not longer existent. But, may we rejoice in knowing…

PERSECUTION & JUSTICE As he was approaching Damascus on this mission, a light from heaven suddenly shone down around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?” “Who are you, lord?” Saul asked. And the voice replied, “I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting! Acts 9:3-5 Those who do not know the Lord Jesus Christ need to understand that when they persecute followers of Jesus they are persecuting Jesus Himself. This is a very serious offense! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYbX-3_a98U “For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed.…

MAKE DISCIPLES! And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man? Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into…

REPENT! Repent of your wickedness and pray to the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive your evil thoughts, for I can see that you are full of bitter jealousy and are held captive by sin. —Acts 8:22-23 Sin is not to have dominion over the follower of Jesus Christ — “For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace” (Romans 67:14). Is there something in your life or mine that we need to repent of? 3340 metanoéō (from 3326 /metá, “changed after being with” and 3539 /noiéō, “think”) – properly, “think differently after,” “after a change of mind”; to repent (literally, “think…

STIFFED-NECKED You stiff-necked people! Your hearts and ears are still uncircumcised. You are just like your ancestors: You always resist the Holy Spirit! —Acts 7:51 STIFF-NECKED stif’-nekt (qesheh `oreph, literally, “hard of neck”): As it is figuratively used, both in the Old Testament and in the New Testament, the word means “stubborn,” “untractable,” “not to be led.” The derivation of the idea was entirely familiar to the Jews, with whom the ox was the most useful and common of domestic animals. It was especially used for such agricultural purposes as harrowing and plowing (Judges 14:18; 1 Corinthians 9:9). The plow was usually drawn by two oxen. As the plowman required…

BE REAL! “What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied just to human beings but to God.” —Acts 5:4 A lie is not telling the truth. It can appear that people are telling the truth, but that is because they have veiled the lie with just enough truth as to make it look like they are telling the truth. But God sees beyond the veil into the human heart. He knows all that is going in our inner-most being. Nothing is hidden from His sight— “Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him…

ENCOURAGEMENT Barnabas (which means “son of encouragement) —Acts 4:36 How can one truly be an encouragement to someone else? How can they bring comfort to someone who is in need of comforting? It can only be done if the one seeking to encourage or comfort someone else has been encouraged or comforted themselves. This sincere comfort and encouragement can only come from God. “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. For…

PRAISE HIM! “Stand up and praise the Lord your God, for he lives from everlasting to everlasting!” Then they prayed: “May your glorious name be praised! May it be exalted above all blessing and praise! “You alone are the Lord. You made the skies and the heavens and all the stars. You made the earth and the seas and everything in them. You preserve them all, and the angels of heaven worship you. —Nehemiah 9:5-6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6ZTMUjkx3Q “The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers…