Hope Lives

I’ve been in 2 Timothy for days now. What has caught my attention is “forefathers”. It makes me consider: what “forefathers" does Paul speak of in his saying, “I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers.” I have never considered this before. What forefathers does Paul refer to? Those...

Proverbs 3:1-2 My son, forget not my law; but LET your heart keep My commandments: [2] For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall My commandments add to thee. For length of days, And long life, and peace, Shall My commandments add unto thee. (Seek First the Kingdom of God and all...

I’ve been studying in Acts 25 where Paul appears before Fetus. For me this passage has been so necessary in connection with 2 Corinthians 13:5 Examine yourselves, whether you be in faith... Acts 25:19 But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was...

Really considering ‘the Spirit of Christ’ in Romans 8:9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. Kind of sobering is the ‘now of any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is...

Luke 21:25-27 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; [26] Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers...

Psalm 18:25-47 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright; [26] With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward. [27] For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks...

Something to consider. Not saying it is right but only something myself struggle with. The other day I was in the store and started a conversation with a lady nearby. She couldn’t walk and was riding a handicap buggy, struggling to reach items on a higher shelf. As the conversation progressed...

The fear in not acknowledging we all were once vessels fitted of the world for destruction until the Revelation of Jesus Christ...is in disregarding that which was first was natural. In not acknowledging we were to be “wasted” and built of destruction for sin and death and iniquity, spreads...

Mark 14:55-64 And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none. ...For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together. (Would bold if I knew how in blogs) For many bare false witness against him, but...

The Law of righteousness. I’ve been meditating on the “righteousness” there. There is only One righteous and good that One being God. Romans 3:10-12 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: [11] There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. [12] They are...

Deuteronomy 32:1-4 [1] Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. [2] My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass: [3] Because I will publish the name of...

Genesis 26:4 And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; Sometimes one verse is spoken and becomes to a person more than it originally was. The above promise of the...

1 John 3:9-10 “Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. [10] In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his...

A few passages to consider in Job. Job 34:35-37 Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom. [36] My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men. [37] For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and...

John 6:29 [29] Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. “This is the work of God, that you believe on him whom he has sent.” A lot of discussion on “work” never coming to any agreement. All I can share is my own experience and it is...

According to your work...we read what He says pertaining to the outward man which perishes, this world which perishes and passes away, the old crucified ...all things created and made new in Christ. The command is to walk in the Spirit and not the flesh. 2 Corinthians 11:14-15 And no marvel; for...

John 8:41,51 [41] Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God. [51] Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. What are His sayings? Colossians 3:8-9 [8] But now ye also put off all...

2 Corinthians 10:7-13 [7] Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trust to himself that he is Christ's, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ's, even so are we Christ's. [8] For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath...

Equality and Equity. Two words. It wasn’t until the other day that I learned the two are not the same. The focus of this post is the one I didn’t understand...Equity. Equity is giving everyone what they need to be successful. Of course that is googles definition but it helps give perspective...

How can God create all things out of Nothing? Sometimes I read atheists arguments concerning God. It is not like I go looking for the arguments but sometimes in research their POV comes up. One recently was a book on how others viewed the disciples of Jesus from the outside. They debated if they...