Thoughts as Jesus has led me through life
“My name is Justice!” hissed the monster with heaving breaths from his bent and twisted frame. “Your name is Envy.” Contentment released his arrow. “Ahhh!!!!!!” screeched Envy as Contentment’s aim was true. “Your armor is hard but it cannot protect against reality.” Pride rushed to Envy as he writhed on the ground in pain. “Who... Continue Reading →
Dear Judan, Grace, Joanna, James, and the rest of my future grandchildren, "but godliness with contentment is great gain." 1 Tim 6:6 Contentment is the antidote to envy. Envy is a pernicious sin as it makes the sinner never satisfied with what God has given them. They move from the envy of one thing to... Continue Reading →
"Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rebel agains their parents and have them put to death." Mark 13:12,13 This is a frightening verse. How bad would the situation be for a brother to betray a brother, for a father to betray is son, or children to betray their... Continue Reading →
Mark 12:28-34 This passage is fascinating to me for a couple of reasons. First, this is one of the few passages in the Gospels where a Jewish leader is commended by Jesus. The teacher of the law had heard Jesus' previous debate with both the Pharisees and the Sadducees. The teacher was impressed with Jesus'... Continue Reading →
In Mark 12:18-27 some Sadducees try to trick Jesus by giving him a puzzle which they think proves their point that there is no resurrection. The puzzle states that a woman marries several men, each of whom dies before she legally marries the next one. The Sadducees ask whose husband she will be in heaven.... Continue Reading →
Dear Judah, Grace, Joanna, future baby Spears, and all my other future grandchildren, My prayers for you never cease. I pray that you will always know the goodness of God and that you will never go a day, a moment, without seeing that goodness. More than anything, your grandparents want God's goodness for you. This... Continue Reading →
"You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name." Lord, I must admit that this is a command that I have long given too little regard. Lord, I do indeed, treat your name as meaningless, a simple label. Lord, I sin... Continue Reading →
And God spoke all these words: "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. "You shall have no other gods before me." Lord, Help me to realize more every day that you indeed are the only God. There is no other like you, complete in... Continue Reading →
Dear Judah, Grace, Joanna, and soon to be born baby Spears, It has been a while since I wrote to you. As I was reading this morning I was struck by this Psalm because it so describes the world that you will grow up in. It also shows the key to successfully and peacefully thriving... Continue Reading →
"Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect." Matthew 5:48 As I have gotten older, this verse has gone from being one I trembled when I read to one that I cherish and cling to. The key to the change has been the transformation in my heart from relying on my own power to... Continue Reading →
A Grandpa's Musings 