The Fullness of Joy In the pages of Scripture, we read of one of the grandest truths, that God reveals Himself to humanity. Perhaps this is one of the most profound blessings of grace we can all to quickly glance over. He is not obligated to allow us to know Him in any way, yet the heavens shine forth His praise and the Word of God testifies to who He is, allowing us to know … [Read more...] about Delighting in God’s Revelation
Joy
Let’s Live Continually Thankful
A Season of Thanksgiving As Americans, we just finished celebrating a time of Thanksgiving with our loved ones. It is such a blessed holiday where we are given the privilege of remembering to be thankful. In our modern era, the conditions under which we celebrate Thanksgiving are often very comfortable. We have air conditioner and heat to control the environment around us. … [Read more...] about Let’s Live Continually Thankful
The War of Worship
Every Soul’s Longing Creator or creation . . . each individual shall bow before one or the other. Our hearts are made with a longing to worship. When speaking of idolatry in Romans 1 Paul says that the unbelievers had “exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator who is blessed forever! Amen (vs. 25).” This is a … [Read more...] about The War of Worship
Contentment Where Christ Has Placed You
A Rare Jewel Discontentment marks our era of history in so many deeply profound ways. The young teenager constantly looks over at his friends to see if he is keeping up. A young mom glances at social media swiping through the pictures of her friends’ “perfect children.” Men wrestle with enjoying the moment because of a ceaseless compulsion to reach the next stage of their … [Read more...] about Contentment Where Christ Has Placed You
The Ceaseless Desire For Evil
A Depraved Desire At the congregation that I serve pastorally, we have been going through 1 John together on Sunday mornings. Line by line, truth by truth, doctrine by doctrine we have been seeing God’s Word each week. Multiple lessons are learned as I sit at my desk to prepare each and every sermon. Perhaps one of the most valuable came when preaching 1 John 2:15-17. It is … [Read more...] about The Ceaseless Desire For Evil