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“I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.” Genesis 3:15 The Bible makes it very clear: If you are a child of God—a surrendered follower of Jesus Christ—you are an enemy of Satan (the devil) and allContinue reading “hated”

Let us rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb has come and His Bride has made herself ready. Revelation 19:7 My niece got married this weekend—my brother’s daughter, Victoria. The venue was stunning. It was a 19th-century home-turned-winery in Buck’s County, PA, with a lovely upper room whereContinue reading “wedding supper”

But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Philippians 3:20 I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how surreal everything around me seems. You can listen to a news anchor screaming something about the “other side” (I remember when news anchors had no “sides” at all—but there’s no suchContinue reading “get real”

Therefore, as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith, just as you were instructed, and overflowing with gratitude. 2 Colossians 2:6-7 Accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior is a one-and-done decision. Once saved,Continue reading “grounded, growing & grateful (reprised)”

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.   1Continue reading “biblical accounting”

He Himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins—and not only our sins but the sins of all the world.  John 2:2 When Jesus gave up His life on the cross, he said, “It is finished.” What was finished, exactly? The war. For individuals and the whole universe. This was the final sacrifice, patterned (but alwaysContinue reading “won & done”

For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39 Have you ever had a bestContinue reading “inseparable”

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. Colossians 3:16 As the Body of Christ, Christians are meant to complement each other in doing Kingdom-growing work. To the unbelieving world, we’re to demonstrate the graceContinue reading “walking home”

If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. Galatians 5:25 As believers, you and I know well the unending battle between the flesh (our sinful desires) and the Holy Spirit living in us. (I say “unending”, but praise the Lord, this war will cease completely upon our face-to-faceContinue reading “three-legged race”