Posts from December 2022
Meditations on Prayer
Real prayer includes “asking and receiving” (Luke 11:10). Biblical praying anticipates receiving. “Faith” is sandwiched between “asking” and “receiving”. It is insightful that Acts 6:4 teaches us that the office of a deacon was instituted that the pastors might give themselves “continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the Word.” Let it be clear,…
Why Are You Faithful to God?
Faithfulness is becoming more and more an oddity in our local churches. I remember in the 1960-70’s that a young preacher could rent a “store front” to open a church and in a very short time, with the Lord’s help, he would have a local assembly up and running. Faithfulness was and still is an evidence of the believer’s faith and love for the Lord Jesus. It takes “new…
Women: Defending Against the Man-Eater
Be sober, vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about seeking whom he may devour. I Peter 5:8 Dear mom, does this concern you? Does it give you a heavy heart? It does for me. With the announcement of new and more horrifying headlines each day, I often feel overwhelmed at the task of defending our families against such a horrible…