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You have wearied the LORD with your words. But you say, “How have we wearied him?” By saying, “Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delights in them.” Or by asking, “Where is the God of justice?”                                                                                               Malachi 2:17 ESV You have said, ‘It is vain toContinue reading “Where is the God of Justice?”

We know that those who are born of God do not sin, but the one who was born of God protects them, and the evil one does not touch them.                                                                        1 John 5:18 NRS We need to be realistic about sin. To be a human is to have the sin condition. None of usContinue reading “Realistic about Sin”

“But who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire or a launderer’s soap.”                                                                                                       Malachi 2:3 Like many in our own day, the Jews wanted justice. That is, they wanted what they were sure they deserved. They had been veryContinue reading “The Refiner’s Fire”

Then Simeon blessed them, and he said to Mary, the baby’s mother, “This child is destined to cause many in Israel to fall, but he will be a joy to many others. He has been sent as a sign from God, but many will oppose him.                                                                                                              Luke. 2:34 NLT We have seenContinue reading “Signs 4”

“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” Luke. 2:11-12 ESV Here we are again with another of God’s strange signs. Alright,Continue reading “Signs 3”

Signs 2 “Hear this, House of David! Isn’t it enough for you to wear out the people that now you have to wear out my God as well? Therefore the Sovereign will give you a sign: the maiden has conceived and is about to give birth to a son; she will name him “God WithContinue reading “Signs 2”

But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?” He said, “But I will be with you, and this shall be the sign for you, that I have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shallContinue reading “Signs 1”

Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house, because you despised me and took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.                                                                            2 Samuel 12:10 NIV Recently, while reading in 2 Samuel, I was struck by the trail of death that extends outward from chapter 11, where David violatedContinue reading “Which Trail”

Christians Do Not Sin – 3 You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practicesContinue reading “Christians Do Not Sin -3”

Christians Do Not Sin – 2 But when people keep on sinning, it shows that they belong to the devil, who has been sinning since the beginning. But the Son of God came to destroy the works of the devil. Those who have been born into God’s family do not make a practice of sinning,Continue reading “Christians Do Not Sin 2”