Saturday, July 26, 2008
DYING TO THE OLD SELF
"For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God." Colossians 3:3. The believer who follows Christ is told to die. This death is of the old man, the nature after sin...and the life we hope to live is hidden in Christ. That is, as we die to self, we put on Christ. Man's way of overcoming sin...
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Friday, July 25, 2008
WALKING IN NEWNESS OF LIFE
"Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life." (Romans 6:4) Our inheritance of the Kingdom of God comes through Christ. Through His death, our old man is buried...
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008
WHAT IS YOUR JOB IN ALL OF THIS?
"But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world." (Galatians 6:14). When we consider the duty of man in relation to God, the above verse says a lot to us about where our focus needs to be. You see, it’s...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008
TRUE RIGHTEOUSNESS
"For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ." Galatians 3:27 Putting on Christ is a choice. You see, all of us know how to put on our best behavior for others. Maybe we can play nice, be polite and even do good works to show we're "good" people, but the Bible is clear...
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Sunday, July 20, 2008
WHAT IT MEANS
"Abide in me, and I in you." (John 15:4) The work of Christ in us is summed up in the above verse. Salvation can be basically described by Christ in us and we in Christ. When we ask Jesus to be our personal Savior, we are asking Him to abide in us, and as this happens, we begin to abide in Him. We...
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Friday, July 18, 2008
BLOGGERS NEVER CRUMBLE IN A DAY~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Slow Fade, Casting Crowns Be careful little eyes what you see It's the second glance that ties your hands as darkness pulls the strings Be careful little feet where you go For it's the little feet behind you that are sure to follow It's a slow fade when you give yourself away It's a slow fade when...
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Thursday, July 17, 2008
DON'T LET DISCOURAGEMENT ROB YOU OF JOY
"Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance." (Psalms 42:5) So many people are experiencing discouragement. Many lose a job, a loved one, or something breaks their confidence and they lose...
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
DO YOU ENGAGE IN FERVENT PRAYER?
"The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man which availeth much." (James 5:16) Fervent prayer is prayer from the heart. It is a prayer of faith and commitment to God's will and purpose. Fervent prayer tied with a righteous person goes a long way. As we've learned here before, no man is...
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Monday, July 14, 2008
PRAISE YOU IN THE STORM
Here's another good one by Casting Crowns
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Sunday, July 13, 2008
CURRENTLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
East from the West, By Casting Crowns
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