"It's your sins that have cut you off from God. Because of your sins, he has turned away and will not listen anymore." --Isaiah 59:2 (NLT) Remember when we had to wait for a radio or TV to warm up, or when we actually had to prepare food? From the time we get up to [...]
"Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour." --1 Peter 5:8 (NLT) Tension filled the air. 10 minutes were left before the action started, but the two men were already facing off. The sheriff had been killed in a gunfight, and [...]
"Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the Devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour." --1 Peter 5:8 (AKJV) This morning, I decided to start making dinner early. My wife Stephanie and I are blind, and we can't read the labels on the food cans. Fortunately, Stephanie had used an [...]
"Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm." --Ephesians 6:13 (NLT) Have you ever thought about turning points in your life? They can pop up at unexpected times, and for all [...]
"I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. 13 For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength." --Philippians 4:12-13 (NLT) There was once a poor potter [...]
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a croud of witnesses, let us rid ourselves of every burden and sin that clings to us and persevere in running the race that lies before us." --Hebrews 12:1 Does this verse look familiar? We discussed it two weeks ago, but I wanted to revisit it now. [...]