My soul clings to you,Your right hand upholds me.
We are free to be exposed
If I am unwilling to face and address my sin, I lack faith in the Gospel. If I want my sin to be accepted or overlooked, I lack faith in…
Being Stripped of our glory
Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And…
We are a rebellious people
“Know, therefore, that the LORD your God is not giving you this good land to possess because of your righteousness, for you are a stubborn people. Remember and do not…
You ask, but do not have because . . .
If we seek God for an answer of our own making, we will not have what we ask of him. We want God to provide a way, but often refuse…
We won’t let go
Because of our sin is more important to us than our spouse, our children, our family, our friends, despite the harm our sin causes, we hold on to it. We…
Good intentions are evil
The terror of evil is not the horror we see in the movies. No, the danger of evil is that it appears to us as light. It deceives us by…
The Comfort of facing the devastation of sin
If we fail to make sin devastating in order to sooth someone’s ego, we fail to comfort the soul. For when we flatter and pamper, we give a sense of…
False Motives
Some people will neglect doing good, because what prompted that good was a false motive. I have learned to thank God for using the false motive to remind me to…
Living in Abundance
“As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on uncertain riches, but on God, who richly provides us with…
Piety overcoming struggles with sin
I have been struggling with fears. And as I have been struggling with these fears, I am finding that there is so much sin in me. And I am crushed…
