Month: June 2016

Deuteronomy 7:24 “He will deliver their kings into your hand so that you will make their name perish from under heaven; no man will be able to stand before you until you have destroyed them.” This was a promise God […]

Deuteronomy 7:22 “The LORD your God will clear away these nations before you little by little; you will not be able to put an end to them quickly, for the wild beasts would grow too numerous for you.” When I […]

1 Peter 4:19 “Wherefore let them also that suffer according to the will of God commit their souls in well-doing unto a faithful Creator.” The topic of suffering was addressed several times in the last few entries. Today it will […]

1 Peter 4:16 “but if a man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this name.” There’s all types of suffering to be had. There’s the normal resistance that life brings. This […]

Deuteronomy 7:22 “The LORD your God will clear away these nations before you little by little; you will not be able to put an end to them quickly, for the wild beasts would grow too numerous for you.” When I […]

1 Peter 4:13 But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.” Peter uses an interesting word, participate. Christianity certainly is not a spectator’s sport. We must […]

Deuteronomy 7:17,18 “If you should say in your heart, ‘These nations are greater than I; how can I dispossess them?’ you shall not be afraid of them; you shall well remember what the LORD your God did to Pharaoh and […]

1 Peter 4:13 “But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.” The last time it was explained to rejoice. Today will be more […]

1 Peter 4:13 “But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.” What does it mean to share Christ’s sufferings? One reason is that […]