THE WISE AND THE FOOL The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”  They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good.  The Lord looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.  All have turned away, all have become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one. —Psalms 14:1-3             God says of the fool— They say in their heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt They do vile deeds They do no good They do not understand They do not seek God They have turned away God also contrasts the…

I DEPEND ON THE FLAWLESS WORD OF OUR LORD! And the words of the Lord are flawless, like silver purified in a crucible, like gold refined seven times. —Psalm 12:6             Whose word are you putting your faith in?  God’s Word or man’s word?  The Bible is the most read book in the world with over 5 billion copies being sold.  No other book even comes close.  Well, hopefully they are being read and not only read, but being applied to life!             So many will put their “faith” in a book that has been written by one author who has very limited information and has lived in such a short amount of…

GOD GUIDES THROUGH THE FIRES OF LIFE There he built an altar, and he called the place El Bethel, because it was there that God revealed himself to him when he was fleeing from his brother. —Genesis 35:7 But they saw him in the distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him….  So when the Midianite merchants came by, his brothers pulled Joseph up out of the cistern and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt… Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard.—Genesis 37:18, 28, 36 In the Lord I take refuge.…

ALL WILL APPEAR BEFORE JESUS AFTER DEATH & YOU ARE GOING TO DIE! — GET READY! I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness you have shown your servant. I had only my staff when I crossed this Jordan.” —Genesis 32:10 He says to himself, “Nothing will ever shake me.”  He swears, “No one will ever do me harm.” —Psalm 10:6 Why does the wicked man revile God?  Why does he say to himself, “He won’t call me to account”? —Psalm 10:13 “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD…

THE GIFT OF CHILDREN When Rachel saw that she was not bearing Jacob any children, she became jealous of her sister.  So she said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I’ll die!”  Jacob became angry with her and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has kept you from having children?” —Genesis 30:1-2             Rachel was childless and did not want to be.  She wanted children and became frustrated and said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I’ll die!”  Oh, how she wanted children!  But Jacob became angry and said to her, “Am I in the place of God, who has kept you from having children?”             See,…

OBEDIENT BELIEVER WILL IMPACT THE WORLD! “…all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me.” —Genesis 22:18 “Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” —Matthew 28:18-20             The promise to Abraham was that “all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me.”  Nations…

EXAMPLES OF THE JUDGMENT TO COME Then the Lord rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the Lord out of the heavens. Thus he overthrew those cities and the entire plain, destroying all those living in the cities—and also the vegetation in the land. —Genesis 19:24-25 In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire. —Jude 1:7 He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes, and made them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly. —II Peter 2:6             There are…

KEEP COMING TO OUR LORD— NOTHING IS TOO DIFFICULT FOR HIM! Is anything too hard for the Lord? —Genesis 18:14 In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly. —Psalm 5:3             Our Lord God Almighty can do whatever He desires.  He has plans and purposes that He is carrying out in this fallen world and they will be accomplished.             What is it in your life that you desire to see our Lord do?  Does it line up with His plans and purposes?  This is key and if you know what you desire lines up with His plans…

HAVING THE FAITH OF ABRAHAM The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you.  “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.  I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” —Genesis 12:1-3 Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness. —Genesis 15:6 In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety. —Psalm 4:8             Like…

YOU ARE FOR CHRIST OR ANTI-CHRIST— YOUR ACTIONS REVEAL WHICH “As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease.” —Genesis 8:22 And for your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting. I will demand an accounting from every animal. And from each human being, too, I will demand an accounting for the life of another human being. “Whoever sheds human blood, by humans shall their blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made mankind. —Genesis 9:5-6             The passages above cover a couple important topics of our day.  The first— so called “climate change”…